Saucer (part of a service)
Unknown Artist
1750–60
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
Culture
Chinese, for British market
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
Accession Number
51.86.59
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate saucer, crafted in hard-paste porcelain between 1750 and 1760, exemplifies the pinnacle of Chinese export ceramics tailored for the British market. during the height of the Canton porcelain trade, it formed part of a larger service—likely a luxurious tea or dinner set destined for affluent British households. Measuring just over 4 inches in diameter, its petite scale suited the intimate rituals of 18th-century tea drinking a social custom blending Eastern craftsmanship with Western tastes. Adorned with vibrant floral motifs and a prominent coat of arms, the saucer showcases the ...