Worcester Plate
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-72
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 1/4 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (3.2 × 22.5 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.228.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a pair of Worcester plates painted in the London workshop of James Giles. Each plate has a cluster of fruit and flowers. One plate also has a sprig of peapods, an eggplant, a blue convolvulus, rose auriculas, and a tiny purple sprig. The other plate has a sprig of purple rose hips and three other floral sprigs. Both plates have a gilt-edged, petal-shaped rim. Both have some central scratching and the rims have some speckling and wear to the gilding.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-80
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775