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Butter Tub, Cover, and Stand

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1770-80

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsTub: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Tub: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Stand: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Stand: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II

Object numberL2005.10.76.2

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a Pair of 'Three Flowers' Pattern Circular Butter Tubs, Covers, and Stands. Each piece transfer-printed on the front or in the center with a cluster of auriculas, a rose, a convolvulus and other flowers surrounded by floral sprigs and insects within a cell diaper border around the rim, the tubs with upright scroll handles, and the covers with a notched rim and a floral sprig knop. Hatched crescent marks in underglaze-blue.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II