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Flight, Barr & Barr
Dessert Service (Saucer), Set of 111813

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Ceramic plate with vermilion rim and central East Asian-inspired garden scene featuring black rocks, flowering branches, birds in flight, a pagoda, and gold leaf decoration
Ceramic plate with a wide red and gilt border of feathery leaves and small flowers encircling a central scene of a garden with flowering branches, birds in flight, a dark rock formation, fences, and a small pagoda, painted in red, teal, black, and gold.
Porcelain plate with a central scene depicting flowering trees, birds in flight, a pagoda, rockwork, and aquatic plants in red, teal, pink, and gold. Wide border with red ground, gilt foliage, and floral reserves.
Porcelain plate with gilt border enclosing a central landscape scene featuring a pavilion, arched bridge, birds in flight, and large red, pink, and teal flowers; wide rim decorated with red feathery leaves and gilt botanical motifs on a dark ground.
Porcelain plate with polychrome enamel decoration; central well depicts a garden scene with flowering trees, birds in flight, a pagoda, arched bridge, and rocks amid green water, rendered in red, teal, black, and pink; wide border of red with gilt feather and floral motifs.
Porcelain plate with gilded rim, painted in red, green, black, and gold with a central chinoiserie scene featuring birds in flight, flowering branches, a pagoda, decorative fence, and lush garden foliage; border decorated with red leaf sprays and floral motifs on a cream ground.
Porcelain plate with polychrome enamel decoration; central scene depicts a garden landscape with flowering trees, a rocky outcrop, birds in flight, a red bridge, and a pagoda amid turquoise water and red aquatic plants; border features red and gilt foliage, flowers, and gold leaf accents.
Porcelain plate with polychrome overglaze enamel decoration; central scene depicts a garden landscape with flowering trees, birds in flight, a dark rocky outcrop, lattice fence, and pagoda in red, teal, and black; wide border of red with gilt feather and floral motifs.
Porcelain plate with polychrome enamel decoration in red, turquoise, green, and gold; central scene depicts a garden landscape with flowering trees, exotic birds, pagoda, bridge, and ornamental rocks; broad border with feather and floral motifs outlined in gilt.
Porcelain plate with polychrome overglaze decoration in an Imari-influenced chinoiserie style; central well depicts flowering trees, birds in flight, aquatic plants, a bridge, and a pagoda in red, teal, pink, and black; wide border of red panels with gilt feather and floral motifs edged in cobalt blue and gold.
Porcelain plate with gilt-edged rim decorated in red, blue, and gold leaf motifs. Central scene depicts a garden landscape with flowering trees, birds in flight, pagoda structures, and water, painted in red, turquoise, pink, and black overglaze enamels.

Flight, Barr & Barr, Dessert Service (Saucer), 1813, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Caleb D. Elliott in memory of Dorothy S. Elliott, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Flight, Barr & Barr
Title
Dessert Service (Saucer), Set of 11
Place Made
England
Date Made
1813
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 3/4 in. (14.61 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Caleb D. Elliott in memory of Dorothy S. Elliott
Accession Number
M.84.116.248-.258
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design