Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1753-54
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.122
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Early Worcester Octagonal Teabowl (A) and Saucer (B). Each is painted in an expanded famille-verte palette of green, iron-red, blue, yellow, puce and grisaille and heightened in gilding with four Chinese vases alternating with four flowering plants, the teabowl painted in the center with a peony plant, the saucer with two insects flitting above chrysanthemums and peonies, both within an iron-red roundel, and the interior rim of each with an iron-red herringbone border. The saucer with a workman's marks in grisaille or iron-red.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1765-70
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1757-60
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-85