Saucer
Datec. 1780
Maker
Nast porcelain factory
(French, 1783 - 1835)
Geography
Made -
France
Medium/TechniquePorcelain (possibly hard paste), gilt
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 1 1/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. (3.18 cm x 13.34 cm x 13.34 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1941
Object numberW-1198/B
DescriptionCircular saucer with gilded rim, flared sides, and an integral foot ring.SignedOverglaze factory mark stenciled on underside (in red): "NAST". Old number painted on underside (in red): "86-1931-5[5b?]". Underglazed incised mark of a "W" or "M" opposite maker's mark near foot.
Published ReferencesCadou, Carol Borchert, The George Washington Collection" Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon (New York: Hudson Hill Press, 2006), p. 148, cat. 42.
Detweiler, Susan Gray, "The Ceramics," Antiques 135, no. 2 (February 1989): 498, 500.
Detweiler, Susan Gray, George Washington's Chinaware (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982), pp. 119-34.
Mount Vernon China (Mount Vernon, VA: MVLA, 1962), pp. 29-34.
"Washington Gold on White Porcelain," undated typescript in MVLA object files.
MarkingsOverglaze factory mark stenciled on underside (in red): "NAST". Underglaze incised mark of a "W" or "M" opposite maker's mark near foot.
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