Worcester 'Old Japan Fan' Pattern Reticulated Circular Basket
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-70
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.180
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Old Japan Fan" pattern reticulated circular basket painted in the center in an Imari palette with a large gilt mons within an underglaze blue roundel reserved with a white flowering vine and surrounded by gilt-patterned fan devices alternating with circles. The sides are formed by interlocking circlets with green-centered rose florets applied at the intersections. Green rope-twist handles terminating in yellow blossoms and green leaves are affixed at the sides of the gilt-edged rim. There are pseudo-Chinese character marks in underglaze blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770