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Flower container (Vase)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Robert Hancock
1765-1775
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
1958.0705
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0705
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Robert Hancock (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: The old HF du P number "2m7" is painted in red on the glaze
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
7.8 (H) x 4.4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.8 (H) x 11.3 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pappas, Andrea. 2023 Embroidering the Landscape: Women, Art and the Environment in British North America, 1740 - 1770.
• Published: p. 69, fig. 28Book: Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Print illustrated on a Worcester mug: Item 69Book: Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Print illustrated on a Worcester Jug: pp.70- 71, design source for milking scene: p. 73Book: 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.