Creamer
Worcester Porcelain Factory
c. 1800
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with monochrome gray and gilding
Dimensions
11.5 × 12.7 cm (4 1/2 × 5 in.)
Classification
teaware
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66707
About the Artist
Worcester Porcelain Factory · 1751–1783
**Worcester Porcelain Factory (1751–1783)** The Worcester Porcelain Factory, often called the Dr. Wall Period, was established in 1751 in Worcester, England, by physician Dr. John Wall and apothecary William Davis, who rallied 13 local businessmen to invest £4,500. Site at Warmstry House on the River Severn, the "Worcester Tonquin Manufactory" produced soft-paste porcelain using a steatite (soapr...