Description
Heading : A Worcester Queen Charlotte Pattern Trio
Date : 1770’s
Period : George III
Marks : square blue fret-mark and blue circle inside foot string on all three pieces
Origin : Worcester . England
Colour : Imari palette
Pattern : Queen Charlotte
Condition : Excellent; very minor loss of gilding commensurate with age and use
Restoration :None
Dimensions : Saucer diameter 120mm. cup and saucer height 56mm. tea bowl 74mm diameter and 48mm high
Weight : 221g
The pattern takes inspiration from Japanese Imari wares and it was a widely-copied style both in Europe and China. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz met the soon to be George III at the marriage altar and became Queen just two weeks later. We know that the King and Queen visited the Worcester factory in 1788 and made purchases but its is most likely that Worcester simply took the opportunity to use the name Queen Charlotte as a marketing ploy. Had the Queen herself inspired a design then surely it would be reasonable to expect something more teutonic. less oriental and almost certainly a design containing flora as she is known to have been a very keen botanist. Queen Charlotte is clearly a more memorable a name than just “fence pattern” or “fruit and moths” – a marketing ploy which still shows its worth some 250 years later.
Reference. The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (H Sandon; p103)
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