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Tea cup
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Tea cup

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1760-1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 7/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (4.8 × 10.8 × 8.6 cm)
InscribedUnderglaze blue fretted square.
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II
Object numberL80.258.16D
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.