Worcester 'Scarlet Japan' Pattern Large Coffee Cup and a Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-85
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.174
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Scarlet Japan" pattern large coffee cup (A) and saucer (B) painted in iron-red, blue, green, and gilding with three panels on the coffee cup and four panels on the saucer of prunus branches or chrysanthemums alternating with gilt-diapered orange panels reserved with a mons above and iron red floral border on the cup and roundel on the saucer enclosing on the saucer a further mons. The saucer has a gilt band beneath the rim. The saucer rim has a reglued chip.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
