Saucer
Crown Derby
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1815
Materials
Bone china, painted in polychrome, with gold scrollwork
Measurements
140 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270574.6.1
Summary
A saucer, one of a set of five, part of a 20-piece Derby tea and coffee service, bone china, polychrome painted with floral still-lives on a marble plinth, attributed to Edwin Steele (1805-1871), on a rich cobalt blue, ground with gold scrollwork, gilders mark ‘70’ in gold and the factory mark in iron-red for Robert Bloor & Co., circa 1815-26. Robert Bloor was the proprietor of the Derby factory between 1815 and 1845. Mark: 'D' under a crown and crossed batons with six dots in iron-red enamels Additional information on the dating kindly provided by Bryan Merrett of the Derby Porcelain International Society.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of saucer: Historic NT Inventory Number: Shug/C/82, o Base of saucer: Black/silver NT Asset Number label Base of saucer: Makers mark: 'D' under a crown and crossed batons with six dots in iron-red enamels Base of saucer: Gilders mark '70' in gold
Makers and roles
Crown Derby, maker