Flight and Barr Worcester 'Dragon in Compartments' Pattern Cylindrical Mug
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1795-1800
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.164
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Flight and Barr "Dragon in Compartments" pattern cylindrical painted in iron-red, green, yellow, blue, and rose, and heightened in gilding with two petal-shaped panels of fabulous beasts alternating with two similarly shaped panels of vases on tables above a band of iron-red and green triangles and beneath a black-stippled green border interrupted by iron-red stylized demi-flowerheads. The interior rim has a cell diaper and floral border at the gilt edge. The scroll handle is molded with an oak leaf and heightened in gilding.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80