Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-80
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.60
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Mother and Child and Man Fishing' Pattern Teabowl (A) and Saucer (B). Each piece transfer-printed with a scene of a Chinese mother and child standing beside a pavilion with a man fishing from a boat beyond within an oval panel on the front and reverse of the teabowl or within a roundel in the center of the saucer surrounded by trellis diaper panels issuing a floral and foliate sprigs, and the rim of each edged in underglaze-blue. Letter W marks in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
