Sugar bowl & cover
Date1765-1775
Maker
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
OriginEngland, Worcester
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsOH: 5 1/16", OW: 4 9/16"
Credit LineGift of Mr. Samuel M. Clarke.
Object number1993-261,A&B
DescriptionSugar bowl and cover decorated with fine gilt filigree with two large reserves and six small ones. A woman before a tree and a fence on one side, two men before a building on the other. Flower and leaf sprays in the small reserves. The predominant colors are iron red and purple pink. The finial flower is pink with a green center and leaves of gilt.Label TextThe Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, perhaps the most prolific porcelain manufacturer in England during the eighteenth century, produced a wide range of table and tea wares. The firm was especially adept at developing a seemingly endless number of patterns using molded, painted, and transfer-printed decoration applied to an array of basic shapes.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceChristie's, May 14, 1979 - Lot 36Mr. and Mrs. SMC (Acc. No. 386)
