Chocolate Pot and Lid

Worcester Royal Porcelain Co.

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Caption

Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Chocolate Pot and Lid, ca. 1884–1889. Porcelain, 10 x 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (25.4 x 15.6 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Allen and Sydell Glass in memory of Irving Rubenstein and Blanche Roven, 1998.93.2a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Chocolate Pot and Lid

Date

ca. 1884–1889

Medium

Porcelain

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

10 x 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (25.4 x 15.6 x 12.1 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

on bottom: transfer-printed in purple standard Royal Worcester logo with crown above registry mark "17049" in rectangle; production code "O" below logo. On bottom: hand-painted in purple: "B.Y." Hand-painted in orange: "8." Impressed along bottom edge: "80." Hand-painted in black on top of glaze: "OX/OX2/!" Royal Worcester logo is repeated on the inside of lid. Hand-painted in orange on top of glaze: "EH."

Credit Line

Gift of Allen and Sydell Glass in memory of Irving Rubenstein and Blanche Roven

Accession Number

1998.93.2a-b

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