Worcester Fig Leaf Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1758
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.196
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fig leaf dish press-molded on the front with a fine network of veining issuing from the short yellow stem handle and painted in soft shades with a pink, rose, and yellow floral sprig, a blue convolvulus sprig, and an iron-red floral sprig, all with green leaves. The serrated rim is shaded from light green to pale yellow. There is a small chip in the rim.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
