Object Number 1961.0837

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
1751-1852

Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
1726-10/14/1817

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Torn label with "Worcester/ Bowl" in black script
2. Label; Underside; Label with "401" in black ink

Subjects

Maritime

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

3.9 (H) , 8.9 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.9 (H) , 22.5 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1955 Supplement to the Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Three exterior prints shown on another bowl: Items 135 ("The Fountain"), 155 ("The Ruin by the Cliff") , and 160 ("Shepherd and Shepherdess")
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Somewhat similar bowl: pp. 152-53
[Book] Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
• Robert Hancock biography (c. 1729-1816): pp. 164-5, work at Battersea Enamel Factory, Worcester works, Bristol, and Caughley.