Pair of Worcester 'Pickle Leaf Vine' Pattern Vine Leaf-Shaped Pickle Dishes
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1765
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 1/4 in (8.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.359
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pair of Worcester "Pickle Leaf Vine" pattern vine leaf-shaped pickle dishes. The exterior is press-molded with a network of veining issuing from the short stem handle. The interior is painted with a grape leaf, two clusters of grapes, and tendrils encircled by flowering branches and floral sprigs within the blue-feathered serrated rim edge. There are rim chips.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
late 19th-early 20th c.
