Object Number 1958.0882

Object Name

Saucer

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1740-1750

Subjects

Allegory; Armorial device

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

1.25 (H) , 4.75 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.18 (H) , 12.065 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 2005 White Salt-glazed Stoneware of the British Isles.
• Published: p. 51, col. pl. 32, Shipley Room table setting photo
[Book] Luxmoore, Chas. F. C. 1924 English Saltglazed Earthenware.
• Blocks for teabowl (plate #45), sugar bowl lid (plate no. 47), teapot (plate no. 48), flask (plate no. 51), bowl and cover (plate no. 53), teabowl (plate no. 63), and coffee cup (plate no. 76).
[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• For same general type of ornament, see p. 86 (no. 20 a-d)
[Book] Mountford, Arnold R. 1971 The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware.
• For saucer block with same general type of ornament, see nos. 96-99.
[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 06//1994 Aesop's Fables on English Ceramics. Antiques. CXLV (6): 867-877.
• For related fables as inspiration.