Saucer

  • Title:

    L'Amour

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)

    Robert Hancock (Engraver)

    Charles-Nicholas Cochin II (Design inspiration)

  • Place of Origin:

    Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1755-1770

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0739


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0739

Object Name

Saucer

Title

L'Amour

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

Charles-Nicholas Cochin II (Design inspiration)
1715-1790

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1755-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Lower right of print; Printed in black: "RH Worcester" below an anchor

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.
Illustration of and information on print: Item 2
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
Illustrations of related teabowl and saucer: p. 54
[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.
[Book] Sword, Rosalind. 2017 The Marshall Collection of Worcester Porcelain in the Ashmolean Museum. 1.
Printed and polychrome enameled jug in L'Amour pattern, with tea party scene: pp. 176-77, no. 265, 1760-65, "...'L'Amour' is after a design by C.N. Cochin fils (1715-1790), published by Francois Vivares (1709-1780) and first used at Bow. Hancock has added the Neptune Fountain, garden roller, and dog."