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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Rare Worcester Toy Coffee Cup and Saucer
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Rare Worcester Toy Coffee Cup and Saucer

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1790
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.278
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DescriptionThis is a rare Worcester toy coffee cup (A) and saucer (B). Each piece is painted with a gilt floral sprig either between two foliate sprigs on the cup or within an underglaze blue circle entwined with a gilt foliate vine in the center of the saucer. The gilt-edged rim has an underglaze blue border decorated with a gilt chain motif and edged with gilt scalloped lines. There are crescent marks in underglaze blue. The saucer has wear to the central sprig.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
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