Worcester Fluted Ovoid Tea Canister and Cover
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.248
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted ovoid tea canister (A) and cover (B) painted with four rose and gilt trellises suspending swags and garlands of iron-red hops and green leaves between gilt-edged turquoise scalework borders around the shoulder and above the gilt bead-and-reel -bordered circular foot. The cover is similarly decorated around the floral sprig knop. The knop is damaged and the cover rim has a restored chip.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II