Object Number 1958.0712

Object Name

Saucer

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
1751-1852

Robert Hancock (Engraver and printer)
1726-10/14/1817

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Under tea party scene; Printed: "RH. Worcester" below an anchor
2. Inscription; Underside; The old HF du P number "2m26" is painted in red on the glaze

Subjects

Tea Party

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.9 (H) , 4.7 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.3 (H) , 11.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Information on and illustrations of "The Tea Party": Item 105
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Related cup and saucer illustrated: p.98
[Book] Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Black-printed Tea Party on teabowl and coffeecup with arms of Wilson impaling Langton: p. 79, no. 46, c. 1760. Arms painted within printed cartouche. Also saucer.
[Book] Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
• Brief biography of Robert Hancock (c. 1729-1816): pp. 164-5, discussing work at Battersea Enamel Factory, Worcester works, Bristol, and Caughley.