Cup
Worcester Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1783 - 1820
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
100 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Worcester
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1296710.2.2
Summary
1 of 2, two handled cups from a dessert service, soft-paste porcelain, painted in the Imari palette with underglaze blue, iron-red and gold, after a Japanese prototype, marked ‘Flight’ in red and with an open crescent in blue. There is a small linear flower design inside the cup but one of the handles has broken and is missing. Note: The design is based on the Japanese ‘whorl’ or ‘ Catherine wheel’ patterns copied at Meissen in Germany in the 1740s and later at Worcester in the late 1750s, where it was known as known as the “Queen Charlotte” pattern. It was very popular and is associated with Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, who may have acquired a service following a visit to the factory in 1788. Dimensions upper diameter handle to handle 100mm.
Makers and roles
Worcester Manufactory , manufacturer