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Worcester Part Tea and Coffee Service

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1778-82

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsBarrel-shaped teapot and cover: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
Sugar bowl and cover: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Pear-shaped milk jug and cover: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Ovoid tea canister and cover: 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm)
Waste bowl: 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm)
Cake dish: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Cake dish: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Twelve teacups: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Four coffee cups: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Twelve saucers: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II

Object numberL2005.10.251

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, SPLIT

DescriptionThis is a Worcester part tea and coffee service. Each piece is fluted and painted with a two-tone rose band entwined with a garland of iron-red hops and green leaves. The rim has a gros bleu border between gilt scrolls and demi-flowerhead devices and a gilt dentil band at the edge. The centers of the bowl, dishes, teacups, and saucers have a cluster of hops within a gilt scalloped-edge roundel. The covers have yellow-centered rose and green floral sprig knops. There are script W marks in underglaze blue. The set has thirty-five (35) pieces:
Barrel-shaped teapot and cover (.1A, .1B)
Sugar bowl and cover (.2A, .2B)
Pear-shaped milk jug and cover (.3A, .3B)
Ovoid tea canister and cover (the knop has been reattached) (.4A, .4B)
Waste bowl (the foot rim is chipped) (.5)
Two cake dishes of differing sizes (.6, .7)
Twelve teacups (.8-.19)
Four coffee cups (one repaired) (.20-.23)
Twelve saucers (one with a rim repair) (.24-.35)
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II