Worcester Hexagonal Creamboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1754-55
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (5.4 x 10.8 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.367
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester hexagonal creamboat. The exterior is molded on either side with a rococo cartouche painted in a famille-verte palette with a crested bird perched on a leafy branch on one side. On the reverse, there is a flowering plant and a further cartouche beneath the spout painted with a small insect. The interior is painted in the center with a blossom and around the lobed rim with five trailing branches of flowers and leaves. The angular handle has a scroll thumbpiece.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1768-70
