Object Number 1958.0718

Object Name

Bowl

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
1751-1852

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

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1770

Subjects

Tea Party

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Printed, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

2.9 (H) , 5.9 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.4 (H) , 14.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Illustrations of and information on prints: Items 27, 47, 105
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• For Worcester objects with same prints: p. 57 fig 2.16, and pp. 86- 87 fig. 2.35
[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.