Saucer
Nymphenburg
Category
Ceramics
Date
1790
Materials
porcelain, paint and gilt
Measurements
27 mm (Height); 137 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Munich
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582001.2
Summary
This is one of two saucers for the coffee cans with geometrical handles, being decorated in pale puce. The pieces are painted in imitation of grained wood (decor bois or faux bois) of a pale colour with circular and oval vignettes of garden flowers in reserve, the borders having a blue zig-zag design of red dots between two gold lines. Impressed Rautenschild (shield) mark of Bavaria.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
Base: Small round white sticker with the number 48 wrote in red ink
Makers and roles
Nymphenburg, manufacturer