Cup – Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

乌斯特瓷器c. 1760 – 1775

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In the British American colonies of the eighteenth century, fine European porcelain appeared only rarely. It was a special commodity even in the households of the affluent merchants and landowners. The only porcelains excavated at Williamsburg, for example, have been of lesser quality, blue-and-white transfer-printed porcelain.

In 1751 the Worcester Porcelain Manufactory in England was formed to meet the growing demand for white, soft-paste porcelain tableware. By 1755 the use of transfer-printing increased production at the manufactory and widened availability to a larger market. Benjamin Franklin purchased some Worcester porcelain while in London; he wrote to his wife Deborah in 1758, “I send you by Capt. Budden a large Case…. In the large case is another small Box, containing some English China a Worcester Bowl, ordinary.”

作品介绍

• 标题: Cup
• 日期: c. 1760 – 1775
• 实际尺寸: w7.3 x h4.3 x d7.3 cm (overall)
• Manufacturer: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
• Credit Line: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mrs. Vernon Knight
• 类型: Ceramics
• 外部链接: MFAH
• 材质: Soft-paste porcelain with transfer print

该作品收藏于：

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston