Child's Saucers
MakerMade by
William Adams & Sons
English, 1819 - 1865
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Sophronia Palmer
American, 1799 - 1866
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Elsie Boardman Reynolds
American, 1879 - 1962
Dateabout 1840-1850
MediumMechanically-molded ironstone
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 4 1/4in. (10.8cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the estate of Elsie B. Reynolds
DescriptionSix, round, ribbed, small, white, ironstone saucers part of a child's tea service, of which twenty-one pieces survive: a teapot, a cream pitcher, a sugar, five cups, six saucers, and six bread-and-butter plates. Each piece in the set is decorated with four or six medium blue sprig-molded designs of fine detail, alternating between two vines twisted together with clusters of grapes and a single vine with a cluster of grapes. The bottom of each saucer in the group is impressed with the mark "GRANITE WA&S", and the bottom of the bread-and-butter plates is marked "ADAMS".
Slight crazing covers the surface of all the saucers. One saucer (.14) has two small chips on the foot. Another saucer (.15) has three small chips on the foot.
Slight crazing covers the surface of all the saucers. One saucer (.14) has two small chips on the foot. Another saucer (.15) has three small chips on the foot.
Object number1962.47.1.10-.15
MarkingsBottom of saucers have impressed mark "GRANITE/ WA&S" inside an octagon.Subject Terms
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