Worcester 'Warmstry Fluted' Teabowl, Coffee Cup, and a Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsCoffee Cup: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.213
Not on view
DescriptionThese are a Worcester "Warmstry Fluted" teabowl (A), coffee cup (B), and a saucer (C). Each piece is painted in shades of rose, iron-red, purple, yellow, and green with a floral bouquet and scattered sprigs beneath the gilt-edged barbed rim. There are pseudo-Chinese seal marks in underglaze blue. There is slight wear on the cup rim edges. The saucer is assembled, slightly large, and has a beveled footrim.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
