Worcester 'Kempthorne' Pattern Teacup, Coffee Cup and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-70
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.170
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Kempthorne" pattern teacup (A), coffee cup (B), and saucer (C). Each piece is painted in an expanded Imari palette of underglaze-blue, iron-red, green, and gilding around the exterior of the saucer and interior of the cups.There are flowering plants growing from a gilt herringbone-patterned underglaze blue border or roundel interrupted with iron-red demi-flowerhead panels repeated as a border around the scalloped and barbed rim. The sides of the cups have scroll handles. There are pseudo-Chinese seal marks in underglaze blue on the coffee cup. The teacup and saucer have some central wear.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
