Ceramics
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)
Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
Francois Boucher (Design source)
Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (Design source)
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1755-1765
Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze
Extruded, Printed, Thrown, Molded
1958.0723
Object Number1958.0723 |
Mug
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)
1751-1852
Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
1726-10/14/1817
Francois Boucher (Design source)
Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (Design source)
1702-1760
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1755-1765
Chinoiserie; Elements
Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze
Extruded, Printed, Thrown, Molded
4.6 (H) , 4.9 (L) , 3.5 (Diam)
11.7 (H) , 12.5 (L) , 9 (Diam)
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[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Illustrations of and information on prints: Items 35 and 108
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Worcester tankard with same form and prints: p. 135, no. 4.7, c. 1758 noting Bow example (no. 8.7) and Bristol milk jug (8.32, La Terre, only).
[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.
[Article] Zeller, Loren. Tracing the source of chinoiserie designs on 18th- and 19th-century ceramics. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 33: 113-167.
• "La Terre" (Pierre Aveline engraver after Francois Boucher) design source: p. 116, no. 4, c. 1738-49
[Article] Zeller, Loren. Tracing the source of chinoiserie designs on 18th- and 19th-century ceramics. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 33: 113-167.
• "La Terre" on Bow and Worcester porcelain and on Swansea (Cambrian) earthenware drinking vessels: p. 117, nos. 5-7, respectively c. 1760-62, c. 1754-56, c. 1795-1800.