Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1760
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.113
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Les Garçons Chinois' Pattern Teabowl (A) and Saucer (B). Printed on the front of the teabowl and in the center of the saucer with a scene by Robert Hancock in the manner of Jean Pillement depicting two chinoiserie figures climbing on a rococo scroll in a European river landscape, the reverse of the teabowl with a chinoserie figure dangling a ring from a pole and seated on a scroll beneath a hut, and the center of the interior with a swimming swan, each with a black enamel line around the interior rim.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
