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Sugar bowl
Worcester Porcelain Factory
1770-1775
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
2001.0031.003 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0031.003 A, B
Object Name
Sugar bowl
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Pseudo-Chinese mark painted in blue within two concentric rings
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.1 (H) x 4.3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.9 (H) x 10.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sandon, John & Spero, Simon. 1996 Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection. 526 pp.
• Mark dates: p. 510Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Discussion of "Fan pattern": pp. 150- 52Book: Sword, Rosalind. 2017 The Marshall Collection of Worcester Porcelain in the Ashmolean Museum. 1.
• Chinese, Japanese, and Worcester porcelain wares with similar "fan" pattern: pp. 36-38, nos. 18-21: no. 18, Chinese, 1750-1800; no. 19: Japanese, c. 1720; no. 20, Worcester punch pot, c. 1775; no. 21, Worcester dish, 1768-75.Book: Dawson, Aileen. 2007 The Art of Worcester Porcelain 1751-1788: Masterpieces from the British Museum Collection.
• Similarly marked and decorated spherical punch pot, inscribed "TALLY HO": pp. 102-3, no. 37, c. 1770Book: Ayers, John, et al. 1990 Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe.
• Similar patterned Worcester punch pot with underglaze blue pseudo Chinese Ming dynasty mark: p. 293, no. 353, (see above) inscribed "TALLY HO" under the spout, c. 1775Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Tea and dinner ware (several forms) in "Old Japan Fan" pattern: November 17-18, 2012 sale, lots 757-60.