Worcester Fluted Saucer Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-78
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.229
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted saucer dish painted by the "Spotted Fruit Painter" in shades of rose, blue, yellow, purple, green, and touches of iron-red with a large cluster of fruit and leaves encircled by six smaller clusters or sprigs and a small leaf sprig. The scalloped rim has a gilt dentil edge. The center has slight pitting and scratching and the rim has a hair crack.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
