Worcester Fluted Creamboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1752-54
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.368
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted creamboat. The cup-shaped body is crisply molded over the fluting on either side with bamboo and prunus picked out in famille-rose enamels. The spout is decorated with a fern and the angular handle has a geranium leaf terminal. The scroll thumbpiece is chipped away. The scalloped rim edge has discolored chips and abrasion.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1760
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1768-70
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770