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Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1758
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 18.3 × 16 × 12.5 cm (7 3/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
Descriptionof plain pear shape with a sharply pointed lip and S shaped handle with a small thumbrest, raised on a neatly turned foot, painted with a rococo cartouche bearing the arms and crest of Cocks, framed with orange scrollwork and coloured flowers and leaves, the other side with a full blown puce rose and other scattered flower sprigs
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.124
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1757
Object number: G05.18.6a-b
Artist / Maker: Workshop of Piero Bergantini
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725, decoration ca.1728
Object number: G83.1.584
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1758-1760
Object number: G23.8.168a-b