New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Cup and saucer

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1760-1765

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

InscribedCup marked on bottom with underglaze blue crossed swords & 9 (pseudo Meissen marks)

Credit LineGift of Henry Clay Hofheimer, II

Object number95.10.1

Not on view

DescriptionCup and saucer set. Whiter cup and saucer with molded floral designs; "Old Worcester Parrot" pattern with orange bird and puce flowers, green leaves and stems with green leaf border done in swags over a thin blue border; cup with applied ear-shaped handle.

Label TextWorcester Porcelain Manufactory Cup and saucer, (English, ca. 1760-1765) Porcelain Gift of Henry Clay Hofheimer, II, 95.10.1A & 95.10.1B Written By: MTHPublished ReferencesJohn Sandon. THE DICTIONARY OF WORCESTER PORCELAIN. Volume I (1751-1851). Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club Ltd. 1993.