Worcester Porcelain Factory
English, born established 1751
The pair of dishes in the MMFA collection with embossed rose buds and leaves is decorated with the Blind Earl pattern. The molded Blind Earl pattern, introduced in the mid-1750s, is probably the best known of Worcester's early patterns.
Legend reports that the name refers to the Earl of Coventry, who, blinded in a hunting accident, asked the factory to make him a design he could feel. However, the embossed design of rose leaves and buds is most likely based on Chelsea sources and occurs on plates, sweetmeat dishes, and small oval spoon trays. The usual form of decoration was for the rose leaves and buds to be naturalistically colored. However, the design was also decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze transfer prints. Occasionally the molded pattern was completely ignored and decorated with incongruous designs that did not relate or adhere to the embossed pattern.
English, born established 1751
Dish
about 1760–1765
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
Northern Europe, English, Worcestershire
Dimensions:
1 1/2 in. x 6 in. x Diam: 5 3/4 in. 3.81 cm x 15.24 cm x 14.61 cm)
Medium and Support:
Porcelain
Accession Number:
1997.0001.0004
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Lucien Loeb
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The pair of dishes in the MMFA collection with embossed rose buds and leaves is decorated with the Blind Earl pattern. The molded Blind Earl pattern, introduced in the mid-1750s, is probably the best known of Worcester's early patterns.
Legend reports that the name refers to the Earl of Coventry, who, blinded in a hunting accident, asked the factory to make him a design he could feel. However, the embossed design of rose leaves and buds is most likely based on Chelsea sources and occurs on plates, sweetmeat dishes, and small oval spoon trays. The usual form of decoration was for the rose leaves and buds to be naturalistically colored. However, the design was also decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze transfer prints. Occasionally the molded pattern was completely ignored and decorated with incongruous designs that did not relate or adhere to the embossed pattern.
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