Butterboat

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (English, founded 1751)

Dateca.1758

MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue

DimensionsOverall: 3.2 × 8.3 × 7 cm (1 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

MarkingsWorkman's mark 'W'

DescriptionPress-moulded, of deep leaf shaped section raised on three leaf supports, wishbone-type handles, painted in underglaze blue and white

Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries

Object numberG23.8.77

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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