Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
Vase (part of a garniture set)

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Vase (part of a garniture set)
Datec. 1755–1770
Made inWorcester, England
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions7 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. diameter (18 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.56.93.5
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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. Influenced by the Dutch potteries, garniture sets became very popular in England, especially at Worcester. This vase is painted with slender Chinese women, which are often referred to as lange lijzen, meaning “long bodies” in Dutch.
Provenance[Alfred Neuberger, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 9, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Crescent in blue on bottom

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c. 1755–1770
Soft-paste porcelain
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