Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1762-65
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.106
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'The Bird Coop' Pattern Teabowl (A) and Saucer (B). Each printed in purple with a scene by Robert Hancock depicting a lady standing on a wooden bridge over a stream and observing another climbing a ladder toward a bird house near a cottage, the teabowl with the scene rendered in two vignettes and with a tree before distant buildings in the center, and each with a purple enamel line around the rim edge.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
