Plate
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-1776
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
InscribedUnderglaze blue fretted square.
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II
Object numberL80.258.4A
Not on view
DescriptionBlue scale ground with white reserves. Scalloped edges deep blue, center medallion white with three flying insects with inner circular swag. Border is in gold, from the center up the sides to the lip. Three medallions in white framed with baroque scrolls in gold with exotic birds in purple and blue on a green patch of ground with ferns.Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
