- Museum number
- P231A
P231B - Object
- Tea bowl and saucer, Chelsea Porcelain Factory, soft-paste porcelain, 1749-52
- Description
- Tea bowl and saucer, English, Chelsea, 1749-52. Soft-paste porcelain decorated in enamel colours, translucent glaze.Bowl and saucer of octagonal form, decorated in Kakiemon style with the "Lady in a Pavilion" Pattern.
- Materials
- Porcelain
- Inscription
- On cup, a raised anchor.
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- cup
saucer - Subject
- Allegorical
- Dimensions
- regular: 4.445cm (w)
Tea bowl and saucer
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain, between 1749 and 1752
P231
Bequest of James Calder, 1944
Japanese Kakiemon ware was also popular in the West. It is characterised by asymmetrical designs in soft red, yellow, blue and turquoise enamels that emphasise the fine white porcelain. It was much copied by factories in England, France and Germany.
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