Worcester 'Scarlet Japan' Pattern Coffee Cup and a Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 5/8 in. (6.7 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 numberL2005.10.173
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Scarlet Japan" pattern coffee cup (A) and saucer (B) painted in iron-red, blue, green, and gilding with three panels on the coffee cup and four panels on the saucer of prunus branches or chrysanthemums alternating with gilt-diapered orange panels reserved with a mons above and iron red floral border on the cup and roundel on the saucer enclosing on the saucer a further mons. The cup rim is worn.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-85
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
