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Saucer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1770-1790

GUSN

GUSN-172808

Description

Armorial porcelain saucer with shaped edge and painted polychrome coat-of-arms in center featuring a red shield with three birds and a lion at top, flowers along rim and gold inverted fleur-de-lis border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

saucers (plates)
porcelain
Chinese export
armorial (porcelain style)
Saucer

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3/4 (H), 6 1/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1885

Places

China

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