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Vase
Hancock, Robert, born 1726 - died 1817 - Enlarge image
Vase
- Place of origin:
Worcester, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1765 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Hancock, Robert, born 1726 - died 1817 (engraver)
Royal Worcester (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
- Museum number:
414:487-1885
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 5, shelf 3
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and beaker-shaped, and on one side is a print of a milking scene with a boy talking to a girl who is milking a cow, and below it is a smaller print of a woman beside a shed with a cow and calf, and on the reverse side are sprays of flowers.
Place of Origin
Worcester, England (made)
Date
ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/maker
Hancock, Robert, born 1726 - died 1817 (engraver)
Royal Worcester (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel
Dimensions
Height: 15.2 cm, Diameter: 9.2 cm
Object history note
The print was engraved by Robert Hancock, and the subject of the youth talking to a maid who is milking a cow is after an engraving by Luke Sullivan, published in 1759, of 'A View of Woodburn in Surrey'.
Descriptive line
Vase of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and beaker-shaped, and engraved by Robert Hancock, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1765.
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Transfer-printed
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Boy; Cow; Milkmaid
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
