Worcester Fluted Creamboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1754-56
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (5.7 x 10.8 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.369
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted creamboat. The exterior is painted on either side in famille-rose enamels with an oriental floral spray. The center of the interior has a willow tree on an island beneath a trellis diaper border interrupted with panels of demiflowerheads around the scalloped rim. The angular handle has a scroll thumbpiece. The spout has a hair crack.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
