Worcester
(England 1751–2009)
Tureen, cover and stand
- Location
- 18th c European porcelain
- Further information
The underglaze scale blue ground was one of Worcester’s most successful inventions. The area designated for the ground was first washed over with dilute cobalt oxide. The scales were then applied in darker cobalt blue. The pattern helped overcome a tendency of the blue ground to cover unevenly.
- Year
- circa 1768-circa 1772
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- tureen 8.8 x 26.6 x 19.3; cover 8.0 x 20.5 x 17.5; stand 4.4 x 26.0 x 21.4; tureen and cover combined 15.9 x 26.6 x 19.3 cm; tureen, cover and stand combined 16.7 x 26.6 x 21.4 cm
- Credit
- On loan from Kenneth Reed
- Accession number
- L2012.155.a-c
