Teabowl and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-75
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.101.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Pair of 'The Tea Party, No. 2' Pattern 'Warmstry Fluted' Teabowls and Saucers. Each printed in lilac with a scene by Robert Hancock. The tea table is less elaborate than L2005.10.99-.100, the teabowls printed on the reverse with 'The Maid and Page, No. 1' depicting a lady and a young blackamoor strolling in a landscape, and in the center with a swimming swan, the barbed rim of each edged in gilding. Pseudo-Chinese seal marks in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
