Worcester Fluted Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1772-75
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3/4 × 4 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (1.9 × 11.7 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.257B
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester fluted coffee cup (A) and saucer (B). Each piece is painted in shades of rose, purple, iron-red, yellow, and green with a floral cluster. The gilt-edged scalloped rim has a border in a turquoise shade of "French green" edged with gilt rococo scrolls pendent with three or four floral sprigs.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
