Serving dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1768-1776
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (19.7 x 19.7 cm)
InscribedUnderglaze blue script "W".
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise & Henry Clay Hofheimer, II
Object numberL80.258.5B
Not on view
DescriptionOne serving dish painted with flowers and leaves in white reserves on a blue scale ground. Deep blue with center floral and foliate design, surrounded by three larger medallions framed in a gold baroque scroll of exotic circles in purple and blue with green foliage and ground. Three urn shaped medallions between these larger medallions in white with floral design in the same colors.Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.