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Cream Basin (“Chestnut Basket”), Pierced Cover, and Stand

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1770-72

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm)

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

Object numberL2005.10.220

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 6

DescriptionThis is a Worcester quatrefoil chestnut basket (A), pierced cover (B), and stand (C). The basket is press-molded on the exterior with a honeycomb pattern enclosing four rows of yellow-centered rose florets repeated in the pierced wickerwork arches on the cover and stand rims within a gilt line at the edge. The center of the cover has a yellow "rope"-edged oval of latticework applied with blue florets. The yellow "rope" edging is repeated around the footrim of the basket and the well of the stand. The center of the stand is colorfully painted with a lush floral bouquet and four sprigs. Each piece is painted with brown and yellow branch handles terminating in colorful floral clusters. The basket and cover have "XXVII" marked in underglaze blue. The stand is married and all of the handle terminals are chipped.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II