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Plate
Worcester Royal Porcelain Company Ltd., Po-Hing
1869-1871
Description
The painted decoration on this Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory plate was created by Po-Hing, a Cantonese (China) decorator who worked at the factory around 1870. This plate appears to be in porcelain, yet is opaque. It perhaps instead is in the vitreous, high-fired earthenware also made at Worcester during the same period. Po-Hing has been said typically to have worked on that type of ware. The underside of the plate bears an impressed mark composed of a horizontally-oriented oval inscribed "WORCESTER/ ROYAL PORCELAIN/ WORKS" and surmounted by a crown. An impressed script "E" appears to the right of the factory mark.
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Royal Porcelain Company Ltd. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1976.0083
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1976.0083
Object Name
Plate
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Royal Porcelain Company Ltd. (Maker); Po-Hing (Decorator)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1869-1871
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed: "WORCESTER/ ROYAL PORCELAIN/ WORKS" within an impressed oval surmounted by a crown and with an "E" to the right
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 9.3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (H) x 23.5 (Diam)