Tea bowl and saucer
Date1752-1758
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1745-1769
Attributed to
Jefferyes Hammett O'Neale
OriginEngland, London
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 1 3/16"; Dia: 4 15/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-86,2
DescriptionFluted saucer with lobed edge painted with brown line decorated in polychrome overglaze enamels with 2 scenes, one with ruined arches, a river, and figures; the other with rocks, trees, and mountains.Label TextThe decoration on these pieces can be attributed to Chelsea decorator Jefferyes Hammett O'Neale. They have many of the characteristics generally ascribed to O'Neale, notably the "pinhead" people in Roman dress standing together, with one seated, near the river. The classical ruins are similar to those found on three examples with marks believed to be part of O'Neale's name. A Chinese porcelain saucer painted in England by the same hand and inscribed "Owen Rowe O'Neale" is at the Victoria and Albert Museum. More than one Chelsea artist painted classical ruins, as can be seen by surviving cups and saucers of the same style painted with similar motifs but by different hands.Red anchor period.Inscription(s)Red anchor painted on exterior base.Mark(s)NoneProvenanceEx coll: Sir Leigh Ashton, London; Sheelah MacAlaster, London; M.G. Kaufman, Chicago
