Worcester 'Prunus Root' Pattern Leaf-Shaped Pickle Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1758-60
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.352
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Prunus Root" pattern leaf-shaped pickle dish. The interior has an insect hovering near a flowering prunus tree and other plants growing from a gnarled root with the blossoming tree branches continuing over the wavy rim onto the sides of the exterior. The exterior has another winged insect. There is a crescent mark in underglaze blue. The rim has a hair crack.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
