Beckoning Chinaman Pattern Coffee Cup
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1760
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.374
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester Beckoning Chinaman Pattern Coffee Cup. It is painted with a purple-robed Chinese man waving with his raised left hand at an imaginary root and turf device, a flock of birds flying overheard, and the reverse with a flowering branch, and one side affixed with a grooved loop handle. The rim is hair cracked.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
