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Caughley tea Bowl, decorated with the 'fisherman and cormorant' pattern, c1785

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A charming Caughley tea bowl, c1785. This delightful tea bowl is decorated with a print known as the 'fisherman and cormorant' and is marked on the underside of the foot rim with a disguised numeral mark in underglaze blue. These disguised numeral marks were used at the Caughley factory c1775-90.

The tea bowl has a smooth body which is translucent when held to a bright light and shows the bluish green that is typical of a caughley body of this period.

The outside of the tea bowl is decorated with the 'fisherman and cormorant' pattern. This pattern shows an oriental fisherman with his fishing rod on an Island. there is also a cormorant bird watching him stood upon a rock. A second figure stands on a boat with a fish in his hand.

The tea bowl stands upon a raised circular foot rim. there is a wiped free glaze ring on the inner rim of the foot, which is indicative of Caughley.

The inner rim of the tea bowl has a printed blue and white boarder which includes a 'pleasant eye' design

Inside the bottom of the tea bowl is a further blue and white print which represents an Island.

This is a charming Caughley tea Bowl, decorated with the 'fisherman and cormorant' pattern, c1785.

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Size and Weight: (values are approximate)

	3" (74mm) diameter of the tea bowl.
	1¾" (47mm) height of the tea bowl.
	55gms weight of the tea bowl.

Marks:

The tea bowl is marked on the underside of the foot rim with a disguised numeral mark in underglaze blue. These disguised numeral marks were used at the Caughley factory c 1775 - 90.

Condition:

This beautiful early Worcester tea bowl is in good condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or restoration. The only extremely minor imperfection is some scratching of the glaze on the inside base of the tea bowl.