Worcester 'Queen Charlotte' Pattern Spherical Teapot and Cover
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.184
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Queen Charlotte" pattern spherical teapot (A) and cover (B). Each piece is painted in underglaze blue heightened in gilding with spiraling panels of rose and iron-red blossoms and leaves beneath an iron-red foliate vine borderwith gilt blossoms around the shoulder and cover rim. The cover has a teardrop knop feathered in iron-red. There is a workman's mark in underglaze blue. The pot is cracked, the spout has small chips, the cover rim is chipped, and the knop is restored in plaster.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
