Mount Vernon commemorative saucer
Date1800-1810
Maker
Unknown
Geography
Made -
China
Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste), enamel, gilding; hand painted
DimensionsOverall: 1 in. × 5 3/8 in. × 5 3/8 in. (2.54 cm × 13.65 cm × 13.65 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the William and Lisa Moore Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2017
Object numberM-5511
DescriptionShallow, round saucer with a slightly raised foot rim decorated with a view of the east front of Mount Vernon Mansion. The central reserve features a painted landscape scene consisting of a house at the crest of a hill, two fences, three small animals, and several clumps of trees. The central scene is surrounded by a narrow black band encircled by a gilt band. The outer rim is painted with grape leaves, grapes, and grape vines edged with narrow lines of gray and gilding. A narrow band of bellflowers is set between the central reserve and the outer banding. The entire composition is painted en grisaille with gilt highlights.
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1800-1810
1790-1810
1793-1799
1784-1805
1750-1765
1750-1765
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