Name/Title
PlateEntry/Object ID
L2014.1.52Description
Worcester soft paste porcelain bowl with a scalloped edge. The bowl has a central floral and landscape motif with Circular plate with a scalloped rim, standing on a foot ring, and having an oval indentation to hold a sauce or cream tureen, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a hexagonal cell border at the rim and a landscape vignette with two masses of land separated by water with oversized flowering plants, a zigzag fence, and two birds in the well. On the underside is a printed crescent mark.
This piece is transfer-printed in what is known as the “Fence pattern,” after the zigzag fence that is part of the design. The most popular blue and white pattern made at Worcester, it was developed between 1765 and 1768 and is based on designs found on contemporary Chinese export porcelain. It continued in production until at least 1790, and possibly as late as 1795. The hexagonal cell border was also inspired by brocade patterns found on contemporary Chinese export porcelain. The pattern was copied by the English porcelain factories of Caughley, Coalport, Lowestoft, and Derby. (Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), 154).
Small plates like this were probably designed to be used for the dessert course at the end of a meal.
two birds, which imitates designs seen on Chinese export porcelain. The bowl is bordered with a hexagonal geometric design.Collection
CeramicsMade/Created
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain FactoryDate made
circa 1765 - circa 1790Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
WorcesterCountry
EnglandRegion
Great Britain, British Isles, Western EuropeContinent
EuropeMaterial
Soft paste porcelain