Saucer

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Flight (Worcester) factory (Probable maker)

    Caughley factory (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1783-1795

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0509 B


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0509 B

Object Name

Saucer

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Flight (Worcester) factory (Probable maker)
1783-1792

Caughley factory (Possible maker)
c. 1775-c. 1814

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1783-1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Underglaze blue open crescent mark

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

1.1 (H) , 5.1 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.8 (H) , 13 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Godden, Geoffrey A. 2004 Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain.
Quite similar "Flight / [open crescent]" marked cup and saucer: pp. 414-15, pl. 517, Royal Lily pattern, Flight Worcester, c. 1783-9.
[Book] Godden, Geoffrey A. 2004 Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain.
Flight Worcester teapot in Royal Lily pattern, c. 1790: p. 515, open crescent mark. Notes other factories also made pattern.
[Book] Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
Ice pail with cover and liner in "Royal Lily" pattern: fig. 59, p. 97
[Book] Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
Royal Lily pattern teapot stand: p. 294, with Worcester crescent mark, c. 1785-90 with pattern discussion.