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Saucer
Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, cinquefoil shaped with short foot-rim and gentle curving sides, lobed edge with five indentations to rim edge at each a ridge graduates into well, indented well; underglaze mazarine blue border to rim creating a cinquefoil white reserve, decorated in gilt with two birds in flight in well centre, numerous birds with foliage in reserve and ornate floral border, gilt border to well indent, and gilt dentil edge to rim, gilt band to footrim; glazed.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36483
Creation/Production
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Date: 1759-1772
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2.5
diam
(cm): 3.7
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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