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Saucer

WEDGWOOD, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer)
Saucer
 (c. 1810)

Medium
earthenware (drabware)

Measurements
2.6 × 14.0 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Staffordshire, England

Inscription
impressed in base c.: WEDGWOOD (EDG underlined)

Accession Number
1178.1-D2

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Deep saucer with neutral-coloured body, decorated in Chines 'famille rose' style with flowers and butterflies. Small bird sits on a branch.

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