Bowl
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-80
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.85
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Fruit and Wreath' pattern bowl. Transfer-printed around the exterior with three clusters of fruit and flowers including one from the 'Marrow and Flower Sprays' pattern, alternating with two or three small floral or foliate sprigs, the interior with a central lobed fruit and floral cluster within a 'spearhead'-edged roundel issuing five floral sprays beneath a running C-scroll and floral border around the rim. Hatched crescent mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775