Worcester Teabowl Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1775
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions1 × 5 × 5 in. (2.5 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.259B
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Worcester teabowl (A) and saucer (B). Each piece is painted in the center with a grey-shaded chartreuse and gilt floral cluster within a "French green" husk roundel on the saucer repeated around the lower body of the cup and surrounded by three green and gilt floral sprigs alternating with buds within a "French green" dentil border around the gilt-edged rim. There is slight wear to the centers and rim edges.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1780-85
