Worcester Vine Leaf Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1765
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions8 in. (20.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.192
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester vine leaf dish press-molded as two overlapping vine leaves veined in purple, shaded in green at the serrated edges, and painted in the center with two ion-red, purple, blue, yellow, and brown butterflies. One end has a brown stem-form handle. The dish has slight wear.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
