Description:

This saucer belongs to the so called Baddeley-Littler group of porcelain, made in Staffordshire c1777-1785.  The exact details of the place of production and those involved remain unknown but William Littler was, most likely, the principal potter.  The saucer bears one of the printed designs found on this group of porcelain, some of which also occur on creamware.  It depicts a sleeping young man and a girl tickling his face with a straw.  The saucer also has a hand-painted border of distinctive appearance.

This print is also known on a creamware tea canister, formerly in the Norman Stretton collection, which is signed Palmer Enamel Hanly.