New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Worcester Blue-Scale Spherical Teapot and Cover

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1772-75

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)

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

Object numberL2005.10.291

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 5

DescriptionThis is a Worcester blue-scale spherical teapot (A) and cover (B). Each piece is reserved on either side with two gilt scroll-edged "mirror"-shaped cartouches alternating with "vase"-shaped cartouches beneath two pairs of triangular panels on the pot and a rectangular panel above the spout, all painted in a Kakiemon palette with flowering shrubbery. The entwined foliate scroll handle is heightened in gilding. The cover has a blue, green, and turquoise floral sprig knop. There is a pseudo-Chinese seal mark in underglaze blue. The knop has tiny chips and the pot neck and cover rim were each later drilled with two holes for a metal mount.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II