Mug
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1756
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 5/8 × 4 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. (11.7 × 12.4 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.94
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Parrot and Fruit, No.1' Pattern Baluster-Form Mug. Printed in black on the front with a parrot perched on a vine branch and leaning downward to peck at two bunches of grapes pendent from a twig minutely inscribed R. Hancock fecit, the ribbed loop handle flanked on either side by two butterflies and 'penciled' in black.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
