Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
Vase (part of a garniture set)

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Maker Worcester Porcelain ManufactoryEnglish, established 1751

CultureEnglish

Titles

Vase (part of a garniture set)

Datec. 1755–1770

Made inWorcester, England

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

Dimensions6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. diameter (17.5 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.56.93.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Drawing Room

On view

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Department

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. 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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