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Saucer

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1745
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.686
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

Description(B is cracked). Overlapping acanthus leaves, the foot ring a trefoil enclosing a six-petaled flower with mark of a crown and trident in underglaze blue. Overcast peach fluorescence.
Marks Crown and trident in underglaze blue within a six-petaled flower on underside.
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.