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Saucer with View of Town (Cleves?)

c. 1770–1785

China, Chinese Export -- Continental Market, 18th century

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Medium
porcelain
Measurements
Diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hays Gries 1961.193.b
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Not on view
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A circular illustration on a porcelain saucer depicts a monochrome waterfront town in black and gray. Tiny figures walk across a stippled shore near a boat with a face on its bow. Detailed structures, including a rounded tower and a steepled building, stretch across the middle ground beneath a vast, clouded sky. A thin, worn gold band edges the rim, framing the scene against a neutral background.

Saucer with View of Town (Cleves?)

c. 1770–1785

China, Chinese Export -- Continental Market, 18th century

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