Pair of Worcester Plates
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-72
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 3/4 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (4.4 × 22.5 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.188
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pair of Worcester plates painted in the London workshop of James Giles in shades of iron-red, rose, blue, yellow, turquoise, green, and brown. In the center of each plate is a stem of white or red currants and on the gilt-edged, petal-shaped rim are three exotic birds perched at the crotch of a berried and bifurcated branch. Both plates have slight wear and a chip on their respective rims.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
