Miniature Coffee Can

Dateca. 1815

Maker Chamberlain Worcester Manufactory 1788 - 1852

OriginEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsH: 1 3/4in. (4.4cm); W (with handle): 2 3/8in. (6cm); DIA: 1 7/8in. (4.8cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. William C. Schoettle.

Object number1977-256,A

DescriptionMiniature, soft-paste porcelain coffee can with a concave band near the rim. The exterior of the coffee can has been overglaze painted with mat blue and then three, small gilt decorations were applied. There are two floral sprays and one scene of a tempietto set in a landscape. There is a statue extending from the center of the dome on the tempietto. There is a line of gilding at the foot and the concave band is filled with gilding. The molded handle has an animal's head extending up from the curve, and it is highlighted with gilding. Inside the coffee can at the rim is a band of gilding.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)"Chamberlain's Worcester" painted in script on reverse.ProvenanceEx. Coll: Mr. and Mrs. William Clarkson Schoettle