Worcester 'Banded Hedge' Pattern Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-72
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.142
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Banded Hedge" pattern teabowl ( A) and saucer. (B). Each piece is painted in purple monochrome heightened in gilding with a stylized tree peony growing from behind a banded hedge and surrounded by scattered floral sprigs, the cup with a central floral sprig, and each with a floral meander border around the interior of the gilt-edged rim. Each has some wear to the center and rim edge.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1765-70
