Teabowl, Coffee Cup, and Saucer
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1755-56
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.127a
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an early Worcester 'Stag Hunt' Pattern Teabowl, Coffee Cup, and Saucer. Each piece press-molded with 'pleating' reserved with two large rococo cartouches painted in a famille-rose palette, one depicting a chinoiserie huntsman and his two hounds near a gazebo, the other depicting two chinoiserie figures conversing near a gazebo, and alternating with one or two smaller molded cartouches containing a floral sprig, the center of the saucer painted with three rocks, the interior rim of each with a rose scroll-and-tassel border, and the coffee cup with an elaborate S-scroll handle.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770