Tea Bowl and Saucer Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–2008)

ca. 1775–1800

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Porcelain

Dimensions

1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
other (Saucer): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Doris M. Brixey

Accession Number

1984.32.41

Geography

Manufactured in Worcester, England

Culture

British

Period

18th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Richard DeWolfe Brixey (1880–1943), New York, or Bedford, N.Y., by 1943; by descent to his daughter Doris Marguerite Brixey (1906–1983), New York; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1984
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1984," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 39, no. 3 (Winter 1986), 72
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

saucers, tea bowls

Inscriptions

(a) Blue crescent transfer-printed(?) on underside of saucer\r\n(b) Crescent within a circle impressed on underside of cup

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