Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1755-60
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.21
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Prunus Root' Pattern Teabowl and Saucer. Each piece painted with a flowering prunus tree growing from a gnarled root, the flowering branches continuing onto the interior rim of the teabowl and the exterior rim of the saucer near a flitting insect. The saucer with a workman's mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
