Saucer
Label Text
This diminuitive set of teawares may resemble the "Set of China (for a little Miss) the Cups and Saucers to be small" purchased for Martha Custis, Mrs. Washington's daughter, in 1765.
Datec. 1760
Geography
Made -
China
Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste), enamel, gilt
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 3/4 in. x 3 5/8 in. x 3 5/8 in. (1.91 cm x 9.21 cm x 9.21 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 2006
Object numberM-4556
DescriptionMiniature circular saucer with a plain rim and rounded sides on a shallow foot ring, decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt. The interior features a figural scene with a figure holding a stick aloft with an object suspended from it, a child reaching for the object, and another figure standing in front of a table in the background at upper left. A plain red line with a row of red dots below encircles the rim interior. The exterior is undecorated.
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