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Bowl

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1770

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Base: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

InscribedUnderglaze blue fretted square.

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II

Object numberL76.60.12

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DescriptionInner surface decorated with various floral designs on white ground, central inset depicts three exotic birds in landscape and three exotic birds in flight. The side of the bowl is a blue ground with various floral designs in gold. Three white ground insets around the outer side of the bowl depict exotic birds in landscape and in flight.

Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.