Worcester 'Warmstry Fluted' Coffee Cup and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-72
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.214
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Warmstry Fluted" coffee cup (A) and saucer (B). Each piece is painted in shades of rose, purple, yellow, iron-red, blue, and green with a floral bouquet and scattered sprigs beneath the gilt-edged barbed rim. There are pseudo-Chinese seal marks in underglaze blue. Each piece has slight speckling near the rim and the saucer has some central wear.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
