Cup and Saucer

Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

About 1810

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Obverse: head in profile right; reverse: laurel wreath.
Molded, creamware tea canister of squarish shape with truncated corners, transfer-printed in black on both sides with a man with sheep in a landscape, the so-called Good Shepherd pattern, and on the other the image of a couple seated at tea in a landscape with a servant boy, the so-called Tea Party pattern, with domed lid decorated with a printed floral garland, with ball finial.
Apotheosis of Titus, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Heavy thistle-shaped vase that tapers inward to a cylindrical base. The areas around the vase's lip and its base are brown in color with splotches of mustard/khaki. The middle of the vase's exterior is primarily glazed dark brown with areas of light brown, tan, and mustard. The rest of the form is covered in splotches of dark brown, light brown, and mustard. The upper half of the vase's exterior is covered in thin and medium-sized impressed lines around the form. The lower half of the vase's exterior is covered in large, impressed lines around the form. There are several air bubbles in the glaze along the upper half of the vase. The lip is glazed dark green, tinged with brown. The vase's interior is dark green, with a dripping glaze.