Worcester Plate
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-72
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 1/4 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (3.2 × 22.5 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.227
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester plate painted in the London workshop of James Giles in two shades of green with a large cluster of fruit and flowers, two mushrooms, a sprig of rose hips, another of auriculas, and two small sprigs of a flower or leaves. The petal-shaped rim is edged in gilding. There are some enamel chips and speckling. The gilding on the rim edge is worn.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
