Saucer

Ceramic

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Stenton

Name/Title

Saucer

Entry/Object ID

A1982.14.156

Description

Circular saucer with a slightly flared rim, standing on a foot ring, decorated with an iron-brown wash over the exterior and a floral border at the inner rim, two panels with Chinese landscapes on the interior sides, and a floral spray in a circle in the well, all painted in underglaze blue. The brown glaze on the exterior is a type of decoration known today as Batavia ware, but in the period was described as “brown”, “capuchin”, “ash color,” and even “dead leaves”.

Collection

Ceramics

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1700 - circa 1740

Time Period

18th Century

Place

City

Jingdezhen

Location

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Diameter

5-1/4 in

Material

Hard Paste Porcelain

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Stenton

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

1982 Archeological Excavation

Related Entries

Notes

Match with saucer A1982.14.151 (CO151)