Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
Teapot Stand

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Maker Worcester Porcelain ManufactoryEnglish, established 1751

Engraver Robert Hancock English, 1730–1817

Artistafter Charles-Nicolas Cochin the YoungerFrench, 1715–1790

CultureEnglish

Titles

Teapot Stand

Datec. 1757–1774

Made inWorcester, England

MediumSoft-paste porcelain with transfer print

Dimensions5 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (14 × 13.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.67.22

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe process of decorating ceramics by transferring the image from an engraved copper plate was used first in England in the early 1750s. The first such wares were printed over the glaze; underglaze printing came later in the 1750s, first at Worcester. The teapot stand is decorated with a transfer print depicting a garden tea party. The scene is based on an engraved print by Robert Hancock and was one of the most popular transfer-printed designs.
Provenance[David Stockwell (1907–1996), Wilmington, Delaware]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, September 18, 1967; given to MFAH, 1967.

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