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Pear-shaped Mustard Pot

Manufacturer (English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1760
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (11.5 x 5 cm)
DescriptionA rare early Worcester blue and white dry mustard pot and cover of slender pear shape, the cover surmounted with a plain conical finial. Painted in underglaze blue with trailing sprays of flowers and foliage. Mansfield Pattern.
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Moore
Object numberG12.1.2a-b
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1753-1755
Object number: G99.3.3a-b
Artist / Maker: Caughley China Manufactory
ca.1775-1785
Object number: G99.3.42a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.183
Artist / Maker: Ludwigsburg Factory
ca.1765
Object number: G83.1.699.1-2
Artist / Maker: Jefferyes O'Neale
ca.1750; decorated in London, ca.1760
Object number: G08.3.2a-b
late 15th - early 16th century
Object number: G99.1.1
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
ca.1725
Object number: G83.1.1209.1-.2