Flight Worcester Porcelain Queen Charlotte Trio c1790

Description

Heading :  Worcester Porcelain Queen Charlotte Pattern Trio
Date : 1783-92
Period : George III
Marks : Open crescent and painters marks
Origin : Worcester . England
Colour : Imari palette
Pattern :  Queen Charlotte

Condition : Excellent. Minor losses to the gilding on the rim of the coffee cup only
Restoration None
Dimensions : The saucer 14.3cm diameter. the tea cup 8.2 and the coffee 7.3cm
Weight : 280g

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 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 a teutonic design not oriental and almost certainly a design containing flora as she is know to have been a very keen botanist. Queen Charlotte is also more memorable a name than . “fence pattern” or “fruit and moths” and thus the marketing ploy is still working almost 250 years later.

Reference. “The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain” – H Sandon p103