Tea service

Lowestoft

late 18th or early 19th century · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The tea service (67.192.1a, b–.16) is an example of "Mandarin" porcelain, painting done in imitation of Chinese export ware with figures in pink, red and blue. It was a style taken from Chinese drawings and used at the Bristol and Worcester factories as well.

Artist

Lowestoft

Date

late 18th or early 19th century

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

British, Lowestoft

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1967