Worcester Scalloped Plate
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-75
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (3.2 × 21 × 21 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.187
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester scalloped plate painted in the London workshop of James Giles in shades of iron-red, purple, yellow, green, and blue in the center with two birds flying near two larger birds perched on a fruiting branch. The cavetto has a gilt dentil band. The basket-molded rim is edged in gilding. There is slight wear on the cavetto.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
