Worcester Spherical Teapot and Cover
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-80
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.156
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester spherical teapot (A) and cover (B) colorfully painted with a Chinese man bringing baskets to another man, lady, and boy on one side and a man seated at a window watching a lady standing at the side of a house on the opposite side, and the cover has garden vignettes, all within iron-red scroll-edged panels separated by smaller panels of iron-red and black flowers and gilt scrollwork. The cover has an iron-red and green floral sprig knop. There are tiny chips on the spout, pot rim, and knop. The cover has a chip under the rim.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
