Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
Butter Tub

Butter Tub

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Butter Tub
MakerEnglish, established 1751
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Butter Tub
Datec. 1770–1783
Made inWorcester, England
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions3 × 4 5/8 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.7 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mary Catherine Miller
Object numberB.2012.15.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Massachusetts Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionDoctor John Wall and three partners established the Worcester Porcelain Factory in 1751. The following year, the firm purchased the Bristol factory of Benjamin Lund 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 in 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 object is decorated with a floral, fruit, and butterfly pattern.
ProvenanceMary Catherine Miller, Houston; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on bottom: [crescent moon]

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