Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Assembled Set of Worcester blue and White Soft Paste: pear shaped bottle
Object name
Assembled Set of Worcester blue and White Soft Paste: pear shaped bottle
Date
1770-1785
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Description
Pear-shaped bottle with squared footrim with slender narrowing neck, with bulge near top; bulge is bracketed by a wide geometric designed border above and a narrower one below; body is printed with flower sprays, pine cones, berries, and two butterflies, the "Pine Cone" pattern; mark in the form of a hatched crescent.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number
1957.288
Marks
painted: on bottom: hatched crescent
Gallery Label
The square footrim, complete glaze on the bottom, and the yellowish tone to the paste argues that this might be Caughley and not Worcester.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
