Tea Jar

Dateca. 1770

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsOverall: 16.5cm (6 1/2 x 3 1/8in.)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1987-10,A&B

DescriptionTea jar or caddy: short cylindrical foot supports body of ovoid shape that rises to a tall cylindrical neck; domed lid with pronounced brim and flower knop. Decorated with cornucopia shaped claret border at the high shoulder; the sides painted with two large clusters of fruit and flowers. The lid similarly decorated with small flower sprays and green leaves in reserves on a claret ground. Elaborate tooled gilding on the claret borders. The decoration referred to as the "Hope-Edwards" pattern.ProvenanceSelwyn Parkinson Collection
Sotheby's, London, March 29, 1966 - Lot 104