Worcester Fluted Waste Bowl
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1780
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.268
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted waste bowl painted on the exterior in shades of rose, purple, iron-red, yellow, and green with four floral sprays separated by four pairs of crimson-edged turquoise spiraling stripes beneath the gilt C-scroll-edged gros bleu border around the gilt-edged scalloped rim. The center has a foliate sprig. There is a script W mark in underglaze blue. The center is scratched.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
