Worcester 'Queen Charlotte' Pattern Spherical Teapot and a Cover
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions5 1/2 × 7 × 4 3/4 in. (14 × 17.8 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.183
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Queen Charlotte" pattern spherical teapot (A) and cover (B). Each piece is painted in underglaze blue heightened in gilding with spiraling panels of rose and iron-red blossoms and leaves beneath an iron-red foliate vine border around the shoulder and cover rim. The cover has a teardrop knop feathered in iron-red. There is a pseudo-Chinese seal mark in underglaze blue. The cover is married. The spout rim is worn and has a tiny chip.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1768-70
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
