Worcester 'Blind Earl' Sweetmeat Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1765
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.205
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Blind Earl" sweetmeat dish. It is characteristically molded with two stems of rose leaves and two buds issuing from the green and yellow stem handle and painted in the center in rose, iron-red, purple, yellow, and green with a floral bouquet, four sprigs, and two leaves. The scalloped rim has a brown line at the edge. There is slight wear and minor speckling.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II