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

Worcester Coffee Cup and Saucer

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1780
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.231
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Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester coffee cup (A) and saucer (B). Each piece is painted with two or three small rose, purple, yellow, and green floral sprigs beneath a grey-shadowed black and gilt garraya husk garland pendant from the gilt scroll devices below a gilt line at the rim. The center of the saucer has a green foliate sprig within a gilt roundel. There is some wear to the gilding on the rim edges.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
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