Overglaze Enamel Painted "European Neo-Classical Style" Chinese Porcelain Saucer

Chinese-export porcelain saucer base/body/rim sherd with overglaze painted/enameled decoration around the interior of the unevenly scalloped rim. The decoration is done in the European Neo-Classical style with the famille rose color palette. The interior of the saucer is enameled with two wavy lines/bands that follow the edge of the rim, with a line of dots between. The face of the saucer has another wavy line with dots, and the interior bod has an indeterminate enameled decoration, which is most likely a floral pattern. The body of the saucer is fluted and mimics the scalloped surface of the rim. The footring is slightly rounded and unglazed with moderate usewear. Some of the enamel has worn away.

• Object number

  279.484

• Date made

  1765 - 1810

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 5.75 inches

• Decoration

  Overglaze Enamel Painted

• Animals/objects

  Saucer

• Patterns

  Scalloped

  European Neo-Classical Style

  Famille Rose

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Levels 1 and 2 East Side (624.279)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Chinese

  Porcelain, Hard Paste