Plates
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-85
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
8 in. (20.3 cm)
8 in. (20.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.80
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Pair of 'Gilliflower Print' Pattern Scalloped Deep Plates. Each press-molded with a slightly recessed central medallion transfer-printed with a sprig of dianthus and smaller flowers, and encircled by sixteen flutes printed with an insect and five floral sprigs within a basket-molded rim edged in underglaze-blue. Hatched crescent marks in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-80