bowl

Robert Hancock, 1731 - 1817



bowl

Robert Hancock 1731 - 1817

Summary

Public: Bowl, soft paste porcelain, transfer-printed overglaze in black with garden scenes. Private: Bowl, deep tapered footring, slightly everted rim, transfer-printed overglaze, black, exterior. Peeping Tom shows woman seated on bank amongst bushes, man sits at her feet, right, dog lies to left. Boy shepherd, with crook, watches from behind left. Sheep and goats grazing, distant right buildings, rural landscape. Maid and Page no.1 shows woman and black boy walking towards right. She, on right, holds tray, he carries tea kettle, tree to left, garden landscape. Tea Party no.3 shows man and woman sitting on elaborate chairs either side of ornate laden pedestal table. He, left, drinks coffee, she drinks tea, dog sits foreground. Distant right, figure fountain spouting, garden landscape, tree right, flowering plant, left. Enamelled overglaze black band inner rim. Peeping Tom pattern : Tea Party no.3 pattern : Maid and Page no.1


Object Name

bowl

Creators Name

Robert Hancock

Date Created

1760-1770

accession number

1958.728

Place of creation

Worcester

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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