Dish
Worcester Porcelain Factory
c. 1770
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and gilding
Dimensions
Diam.: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
Classification
dish (vessel)
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
120940
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...