Dr Wall Worcester Chinese Family Tea Set
A Dr Wall Worcester 'Chinese Family' tea bowl and saucer, circa 1770, a delightful petite bowl and conforming saucer with crow's foot red and gold borders and decorated in a polychrome palette with narrative scenes comprising pairs of male and female figures and a small child, furnishings and accessories, height 1.77 in., (cup) diameter 4.72 in., (saucer)
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Worcester (England), item types
- Worcester (England), other - First Period / Dr. Wall 428
