Pierced Basket
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
OriginWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Datec.1770
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue transfer print
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 21 cm (2 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
MarkingsImpressed ring encircling transfer printed hatched crescent in underglaze
DescriptionWorcester pierced open basket (smaller size), after a Meissen or Chelsea prototype, of circular section. The sides are reticulated with a design of overlapping rings, and the exterior has applied moulded florets on the intersections, and a countersunk base. Transfer-printed with underglaze blue with "The Pine Cone" pattern, with delft-style border pattern 76.
Credit LineGift of Barry and Marjorie Pepper
Object numberG99.3.38
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
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