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Flower container (Vase)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Robert Hancock
1758-1770
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
1958.0733
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0733
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Robert Hancock (Possible engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1758-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Exterior, lower right of "Liberty" print
Inscription: "RH Worcester" followed by an anchor printed in black
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior below "Liberty"
Inscription: "Liberty"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Monarchs and nobility
- George II
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.8 (H) x 5.6 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25 (H) x 14.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Illustration of a Worcetser tankard with same three black prints: pp. 4 -5Book: Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Information on and illustration of prints: Items 44, 53, 61Book: 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.