Tea bowl
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1760-1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 3/4 × 3 × 3 in. (4.4 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
InscribedUnderglaze blue fretted square.
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II
Object numberL80.258.16B
Not on view
DescriptionPainted Imari pattern with eight panels, four sections form a cross in polychrome and enamel of deep blue with crysanthemums formed by scrolled bands in gold. Four sections also form a cross. White with blossoms, twigs and leaves.Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
