Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1755-65
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.20
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Prunus Root' Pattern Teabowl (A) and Saucer (B). 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 crescent mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II