Spode Imari Coffee Can and Saucer in Dollar Pattern
A coffee can and saucer in 'Dollar' pattern, probably Spode, circa 1800, unmarked, the straight-sided can with a loop handle with kink and a matching saucer, vibrantly decorated in the Imari palette with cross hatched and cloud borders enclosing shaped and gilt enriched reserves with stylised flora and apple green entwining motifs, height 2.56 in. (cup) diameter 5.31 in. (saucer)
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- Cross Hatching - A decorative technique used in art, decorative arts, gilded frames and furniture to indicate light and shade through sets of parallel lines crossing each other at an oblique or right angle. The lines can be incised or engraved, as on metalware and ceramics, drawn or painted as in works of art and ceramics, or carved or applied as in furniture and mirrors. When used in art, the lines are usually very close together, whereas when used on ceramics, frames or furniture the lines may be much further apart effectively creating a square or diamond shape, which may contain further decoration.
- Coffee Can - A coffee can is a cup for holding coffee, but of a cylindrical shape rather than the waisted shape of traditional cups. They were in use at the end of the 18th century and in the early 19th century.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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