Pair of Vine Leaf Dishes, “Leaf Dish Floral Sprays” Pattern
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1765-70
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.38
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Pair of 'Leaf Dish Floral Sprays' Pattern Vine Leaf Dishes. Each press-molded on the interior with a veined and serrated leaf superimposed on another larger, issuing from a stem with a sinuous tendril beneath the blue-heightened looped-twig handle, and painted with two floral sprays and two sprigs within the blue-feathered edges. Crescent marks in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1760