Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Tea bowl and saucer of octagonal form, soft-paste porcelain painted overglaze in polychrome enamels with scattered sprays and sprigs of flowers in the style of Mesissen deutsche Blumen.
Soft-paste porcelain teabowl and saucer, painted overglaze in red, yellow, green, blue, pink, and brown enamels. The octagonal teabowl and saucer are painted with patterned sprays and sprigs of flowers in Meissen deutsche Blumen style, the interior of the teabowl also with a butterfly. The rims are banded in brown.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10-14) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Mid
George II
Red anchor period (1752-1756)
Circa
1754
CE
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Circa
1755
CE
Both the painted decoration and the marks are by two different hands. The style of the painting is directly copied from the deutsche Blumen of Meissen, popular c. 1745-50, while the octagonal shape is copied from a n Arita Kakiemon porcelain original of c. 1700, which was also copied at Meissen, c. 1730-35. The shape was first used at Chelsea during the raised anchor period, c. 1749-52.
Both Parts
composed of
lead-glazed
( presumed lead)
soft-paste porcelain
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( red, yellow, green, blue, pink, and brown)
Saucer
Height 3.5 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Cup
Height 5 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Inscription present: small
Inscription present: small
Accession number: C.79 & A-1932
Primary reference Number: 118419
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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