Additional Image:

Shown here is a waste bowl printed with the same pattern.  The rim of the bowl has been enameled in brown over the glaze.

 

Shape Type: Breakfast & Tea Wares

Pattern Type: Genre Scenes

Date: c. 1820-1830

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 5.00 in (12.7 cm)

Maker: Robert Maling

Maker's Mark:

Impressed
enlarge [+]

Description:

An earthenware saucer printed in blue with the Tea Party pattern. The popular 18th century Tea Party design reappears on both printed and printed and painted underglaze earthenware in the first quarter of the 19th century.  While the couple’s apparel has changed to reflect the style of the period and, perhaps, their different social class, the African or Indian servant and the faithful dog...


BACK TO CATALOG INDEX