Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1765
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.79
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Mixed-Flower Panel Sprays' Patter Oval Potted Meat Dish. Molded on either side with a roaillerie cartouche and on the ends with a quatrefoil panel, each transfer-printed with a floral spray or sprig and surrounded by smaller sprigs and insects beneath a cell diaper and demi-flowerhead border around the cupped rim, the interior with a 'Central Sprays Group' pattern floral spray. Hatched crescent mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-80
