Worcester Fluted Pear-Shaped Milk Jug
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775-78
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.243
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted pear-shaped milk jug painted with rose-edged vertical panels of purple floral pendants alternating with swags of iron-red hops and green leaves pendent from a gilt herringbone-patterned rose border reserved with purple foliate panels. The base of the pot has a gilt-scroll-edged turquoise-ground border of "pearls." It has a gilt dentil-edged rim. The cover is missing. The spout has been restored and is issuing a long hair crack across the base.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
