Basket Stand
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-75
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.72
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Pine Cone Group' Pattern Quatrefoil Chestnut Basket Stand. The center transfer-printed with a cluster of gooseberries, a pomegranate, auriculas and other trailing flowers, the rim molded with 'wickerwork' arches enclosing pairs of blue-heightened quatrefoil blossoms within a cell diaper border around the edge, and the ends affixed with twig handles terminating in clusters of blossoms and leaves. Crescent mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-72
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-80
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80