John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Deep saucer. Lines indented along inside walls. Inside design: band of tree/plant design along inside rim. Center design: tree/pagoda scene.
Rockingham style saucer. White china body with underglaze decor consisting of beige ground with scattered large scrolling yellow leaves edged in gold and occasional small branches with white berries and 3-leaf branch tips. Inner edge of beige ground defined with a thin undulating vine. Gilt highlights, flourishes and edging.
Rockingham style saucer. White china body with underglaze decor consisting of beige ground with scattered large scrolling yellow leaves edged in gold and occasional small branches with white berries and 3-leaf branch tips. Inner edge of beige ground defined with a thin undulating vine. Gilt highlights, flourishes and edging.
Rockingham style saucer. White china body with underglaze decor consisting of beige ground with scattered large scrolling yellow leaves edged in gold and occasional small branches with white berries and 3-leaf branch tips. Inner edge of beige ground defined with a thin undulating vine. Gilt highlights, flourishes and edging.
Rockingham style saucer. White china body with underglaze decor consisting of beige ground with scattered large scrolling yellow leaves edged in gold and occasional small branches with white berries and 3-leaf branch tips. Inner edge of beige ground defined with a thin undulating vine. Gilt highlights, flourishes and edging.
Asian Design Saucer Owned by Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Chinese export porcelain saucer, hand-painted and glazed, one of a set of four. White body has conventional saucer shape with foot ring, up-curving sides and curve-molded edge. Top is densely decorated with heavily applied paint. Border is especially dense with polychrome repeating designs of flowers, leaves, birds, etc. Within a circle border at bottom center is a scene of 5 well-dressed Chinese ladies gathered on a porch or terrace adjacent to a dwelling. Similar scenes depicted on all saucers in this set.
Provenance
Saucer owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Asian Design Saucer Owned by Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Chinese export porcelain saucer, hand-painted and glazed, one of a set of four. White body has conventional saucer shape with foot ring, up-curving sides and curve-molded edge. Top is densely decorated with heavily applied paint. Border is especially dense with polychrome repeating designs of flowers, leaves, birds, etc. Within a circle border at bottom center is a scene of 5 well-dressed Chinese ladies gathered on a porch or terrace adjacent to a dwelling. Similar scenes depicted on all saucers in this set.
Provenance
Saucer owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Asian Design Saucer Owned by Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Chinese export porcelain saucer, hand-painted and glazed, one of a set of four. White body has conventional saucer shape with foot ring, up-curving sides and curve-molded edge. Top is densely decorated with heavily applied paint. Border is especially dense with polychrome repeating designs of flowers, leaves, birds, etc. Within a circle border at bottom center is a scene of 5 well-dressed Chinese ladies gathered on a porch or terrace adjacent to a dwelling. Similar scenes depicted on all saucers in this set.
Provenance
Saucer owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Asian Design Saucer Owned by Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Chinese export porcelain saucer, hand-painted and glazed, one of a set of four. White body has conventional saucer shape with foot ring, up-curving sides and curve-molded edge. Top is densely decorated with heavily applied paint. Border is especially dense with polychrome repeating designs of flowers, leaves, birds, etc. Within a circle border at bottom center is a scene of 5 well-dressed Chinese ladies gathered on a porch or terrace adjacent to a dwelling. Similar scenes depicted on all saucers in this set.
Provenance
Saucer owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Harriet Lane saucer is white with gold painted outline of central circular base and rippled top from center gold ring to edge. Three gold-painted flowers and three gold-painted leaf sprigs decorate the inner rim on rippling. Additional gold leaf sprig at center.
