Worcester 'Mother and Child' Pattern Teabowl
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-85
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 in (7.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.363
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester "Mother and Child" pattern teabowl. The exterior is transfer printed on the front with a Chinese lady seated beside her standing son amidst jardinières filled with flowers and fruit. The reverse has a tall table, vase, a teapot, and other vessels. The interior has a small vignette. The rim is edged in underglaze blue. There is a hatched crescent mark enclosing a letter R in underglaze blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775