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Cream Jug, “Prunus Root” Pattern

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1754-56

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions4 in. (10.2 cm)

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

Object numberL2005.10.351

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 4

DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Prunus Root" pattern cream jug. The lobed baluster-form body has a molded S-scroll handle. It is painted with a flowering prunus tree growing from a gnarled root amidst grasses with the blossoming branches continuing over the scalloped rim and into the interior. The reverse has a further bifurcated flowering branch and two insects. The spout has a small discoloration spot and the whole piece has some speckling.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II