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Teapot
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
1958.0727 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0727 A, B
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Robert Hancock (Possible engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1770
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
- Molded
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5.3 (H) x 7.2 (L) x 4.7 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.5 (H) x 18.3 (L) x 12 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cook, Cyril. 1955 Supplement to the Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• The "Ruin by the Cliff" design on a Worcester bowl: Item 155Book: Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Same prints on Worcester: p. 152, no. 5.9 (Ruin by the Cliff on bowl with other prints); pp. 166-7, no. 5.18 & col pl. 8 (2 bridges black-printed with polychrome painted enamels on teapot; with design source);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.