Saucer
Nymphenburg
Category
Ceramics
Date
1790
Materials
porcelain, paint & gilt
Measurements
28 mm (Height); 136 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Munich
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582001.4
Summary
This is one of a pair of 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