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Assembled Set of Worcester blue and White Soft Paste: cabbage leaf pitcher

Assembled Set of Worcester blue and White Soft Paste: cabbage leaf pitcher
Object name 
Assembled Set of Worcester blue and White Soft Paste: cabbage leaf pitcher
Date 
1765-1790
Medium 
Porcelain
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 in. ( 22.9 cm )
Description 
Porcelain cabbage leaf molded mask pitcher; face of a sleepy bearded man below the spout lip;, with a c-scroll handle; the ovoid body is printed with three naturalistic flower groups with a butterfly; the cylindrical neck is painted with two fruit garlands; the exterior im is birdrede with a broad band of molded leaves.
Credit Line 
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number 
1957.285
Marks 
painted: on bottom: blue hatched crescent
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.