Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Saucer

Six mendable base, body, and rim sherds comprising approximately half of a small Chinese-export porcelain saucer. The saucer is decorated with blue underglaze painted large-scale floral pattern on the interior. The body is thin and fine. The saucer consists of six sherds that mend but are not mended.

• Object number

  954.211, 954.231, 954.229, 954.223, 954.212, 954.217

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 4.75 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Saucer

• Patterns

  Floral

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 15, Test Cut S, Wooden Box: Undisturbed Deposit in Southeast Portion of Box (624.954)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese