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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Coffee Pot and Cover, “French Blue” Pattern
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Coffee Pot and Cover, “French Blue” Pattern

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-75
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.233
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 6
DescriptionThis is a Worcester baluster-form coffee pot (A) and cover (B) painted in "dry blue" on either side of the pot with a large cluster of flowers and scattered sprigs. The cover has four floral sprigs around the gilt heightened floral sprig knop. The spout and handle have gilt foliate-scroll ornaments and are rimmed with a gilt dentil band. There are chips on the knop, a tiny chip on the spout, and a large chip on the cover flange.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II