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Worcester 'Two Quails' Pattern Teabowl and Saucer

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1780

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II

Object numberL2005.10.160

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 5

DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Two Quails" pattern teabowl (A) and saucer (B) painted in underglaze blue and "clobbered" in iron-red and gilding with an insect hovering above a brace of quail walking amidst feathery plants within two bands of dots at the cafe-au-lait edged rim. The teabowl has the insect on the reverse and a shrubbery vignette in the center. Both are marked with underglaze blue crescent marks. The footrim of the teabowl has a chip.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II