Worcester 'Old Worcester Parrot' Pattern Fluted Coffee Cup and a Pair of Saucers
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.144
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Old Worcester Parrot" pattern fluted coffee cup (A) and a pair of saucers (B, C) painted in a famille-rose palette heightened in gilding in the center wuth an iron-red parrot perched amidst a grape cluster and flowering branches, the well finely fluted, and the rim with a floral border with an iron-red line at the gilt edge. The cup is undecorated on the exterior and lacks the parrot design but has a gilt foliage device on the loop handle. The cup has wear to the gilt edge. The saucers have some speckling and one has a beveled footrim.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80
