Sugar bowl & cover

Date1755-1760

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsOverall: 6cm (2 3/8 x 4 3/4in.) Other (Cover): 12.7cm (5in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Samuel M. Clarke.

Object number1993-249,A&B

DescriptionBowl and cover each have four groups of four spiral flutes overlain by a half-inch border of basket molding. Decoration features sprays of roses, convolvulus, and other flowers in pale colors. A yellow flower appears at the bottom of the bowl. The flower-form finial is purple with molded green leaves.
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.
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ProvenanceSelwyn Parkinson Collection
Sotheby's, March 29, 1966 - Lot 24
Albert Amor Ltd., London
Helen McGehee, Philadelphia, June 1977
Mr. and Mrs. SMC (Acc. No. 361)