Worcester Spherical Teapot and Cover
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-70
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.155
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester spherical teapot (A) and cover (B) colorfully painted with a Chinese boy showing a bird to a lady seated and painting a table on one side and a boy showing a fishing pole to a lady holding a vase of flowers on the opposite side. Each scene is within a brown-edged panel reserved on a ground of gilt scrollwork further reserved with panels of iron-red and black flowers and small roundels of rose flowers. The cover has panels of vessels on a similar ground around the teardrop knop. The pot and the cover rim each have a shallow chip.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-75
