Object Number 1972.0122

Object Name

Dish

Title

L'Amour

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer

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

1758-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Black label with gold print: "GUARANTEED/ D.M.&P./MANHEIM/ ANTIQUES CORP./ 46 EAST 57TH STREET/ NEW YORK CITY/ GENUINE"

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Painted, Mold-applied, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

1.3 (H) , 5.8 (L) , 5.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.4 (H) , 14.7 (L) , 13.9 (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.
• Information and illustrations for 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."