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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:saucer
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: hard-paste porcelain; felspathic glaze; cobalt blue and black enamels; gilding
Place Made:China; Jingdezhen and decorated in Guangzhou (Canton)
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/4 in x 6 1/8 in; 3.2 cm x 15.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2014.19.4.2
Credit Line:D.J. and Alice Shumway Nadeau Collection
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
The saucer is circular in shape with shallow sides, and an excavated foot rim, the footrim is wiped clean of glaze, the top side of the saucer has similar decoration to the cup, a large oval reserve with cobalt blue enamel and gilt stars, in the center are the initials ""JAL", gilding has been retouched with "radiator" gold paint, modern label on the bottom reads, "Somerset Rm./#735.1b/ Set Lyman/Porcelain." The saucer has several hairline cracks to the rim and one chip at 4 o'clock to the rim edge. Saucer is very dirty.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); Porcelain

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