Worcester 'Old Worcester Parrot' Pattern Teacup and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-75
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.147
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Old Worcester Parrot" pattern teacup (A) and saucer (B) painted in a famille-rose palette heightened with gilding in the center with an iron-red parrot perched amidst a grape cluster and flowering branches. The exterior of the cup and the interior of the saucer are press-molded with the "Chrysanthemum" pattern of a scrolling floral vine against a pebbled ground. The exterior rim of the cup has a border of rose colored feathery C-scrolls and the handle is elaborately molded.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
