Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Saucer

Saucer

Attributed To: Charles Cartlidge & Co., 1848-1856
Medium: Porcelain, gilt
Place Manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1850
Dimensions: 1 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. (2.5 x 14.4 x 14.4 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptiions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1991.98
Credit Line: Gift of George West
Image: Overall, 1991.98.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Porcelain saucer with gilt decoration. Round deep saucer raised on foot rim. Gilt band around rim. Rim molded with eight truncated heart shapes with three-leaf cluster at interstices. Alternating gilt leaf and flower motif at center of each molded section: one motif with horizontal branch and one flower; alternating design with horizontal branch and three flowers. CONDITION - Very good. Minor loss to gilt rim; scratches due to normal wear.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Saucer