Object Number 1956.0046.094

Object Name

Saucer

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On exterior wall; A central medallion contains the initials "AHFD." Below the medallion is the inscription "1756" and either a pair of "Z"s or the Roman numeral "II."

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

0.827 (H) , 4.803 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.1 (H) , 12.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
• Same border, en grisaille, on Powney family armorial service: p. 228, no. L1, Berkshire family ordering three Chinese services, involved in East India Company. Qianlong, c. 1745
[Book] Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Grisaille discussed in cat. no. 19, p. 56.
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 115