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Bowl (Punch bowl)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Robert Hancock
1760-1770
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.0837
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0837
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Torn label with "Worcester/ Bowl" in black script
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with "401" in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
3.9 (H) x 8.9 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.9 (H) x 22.5 (Diam)
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. 152-53Book: 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.