Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
Basket

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Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory(English, established 1751)English, established 1751

CultureEnglish

Titles

Basket

Datec. 1765–1770

Made inWorcester, England

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

Dimensions4 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (10.2 × 21 × 18.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mrs. Harry Hanszen

Object numberB.56.169

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Massachusetts Room

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionFounded in 1751, the Worcester Porcelain Manufactory purchased the Bristol factory of Benjamin Lund in 1752 and so acquired much technical know-how. The factory soon began producing good quality, thinly potted, and durable soft-paste porcelain that did not crack or craze from contact with hot liquids. It made large quantities of tea and coffee wares and decorative vases. The factory pioneered the use of transfer printing, from 1757 in black and by 1760 in underglaze blue. In the 1770s, there was a rapid growth in the area of blue transfer-printed wares. This basket is decorated in the “Pinecone” pattern.
ProvenanceAlice Nicholson Hanszen (1900–1977), Houston; given to Miss Ima Hogg, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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