Object Number 1994.0076 B

Object Name

Saucer

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Charles G. Dorman

Creator (Role)

Tucker factory (Manufacturer)
1825-1838

William Hand (Molder (ceramics))

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1838-1838

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside within footrim.; Incised on underside within rim "H" or "I"
2. Inscription; Side; Painted in gold "MET"

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

1.185 (H) , 5.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.01 (H) , 13.97 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on Tucker.
[Book] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• Additional objects from same set illustrated: p. 15, fig 8. General information on Tucker: pp.14-21.