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SAUCER

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)

On view in: Passageway to Icon Room


About this object

The saucer has a medallion framed in gold and surrounded by branches of gold oak leaves. Within this, painted in sepia, is a cenotaph. It is tall and stands on a square base. To each side is a woman in classical robes. On top is a small crown. The outer rim is gilded.

Object name:
SAUCER
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Germany
Date made:
c. 1825
Size:
13 cm (5 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.51.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION Terris Luctus Gaudia Coelo on cenotaph
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973