bowl
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862); artist: Thomas Worlidge (English, b.1700, d.1766);
circa 1755-circa 1760
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Description
bowl, deep round bowl of ogee form in cross-section, tapering to a high foot ring. The bowl has been left in the white, glazed and transfer printed; in the bottom of the bowl is a printed portrait of either the King of Prussia [sic] or King wearing the Sash and Star of the Garter.
The printed portrait in the well of the Worcester bowl is after a portrait painted in 1753 by Thomas Worlidge.
Around the exterior of the bowl are two scenes; the first shows Britannia in the midst of a group of young men and boys being encouraged to enlist in the Navy; the works "Marine Society" in a scroll coming from the mouth of a man to sinister and "For the Service of our Country" from the mouth of a woman to Dexter. On the opposite side of the bowl, a marine engagement with Men O' War firing upon one another at close quarters.
The printed portrait in the well of the Worcester bowl is after a portrait painted in 1753 by Thomas Worlidge.
Around the exterior of the bowl are two scenes; the first shows Britannia in the midst of a group of young men and boys being encouraged to enlist in the Navy; the works "Marine Society" in a scroll coming from the mouth of a man to sinister and "For the Service of our Country" from the mouth of a woman to Dexter. On the opposite side of the bowl, a marine engagement with Men O' War firing upon one another at close quarters.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
artist: Thomas Worlidge (English, b.1700, d.1766)
artist: Thomas Worlidge (English, b.1700, d.1766)
Production place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Production date
circa 1755-circa 1760
Media description
porcelain, glazed, transfer printed
Measurements
72 x 155 x 70 mm
Inscriptions
"Marine Society" and "For the Service of our Country" incorporated into the printed design.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0350
TJC reference number
412
