Worcester Coffee Cup and Saucer Printed with "Milkmaids" Pattern 1765

Here we have a fabulous Worcester coffee can and saucer in the popular "MILKMAIDS" pattern dated around 1765-70.

The original version of this print has a black line around the rim while on later versions the rim was gilded.

Printed in sepia after Robert Sayer, engraved by Robert Hancock, on the saucer we see a farmyard scene, with a milkmaid carrying a pail on her head and another being relieved of her pail by a young man, before a hay barn.

The cup with similar print to exterior and the verso with a milkmaid infront of a barn with a calf and cow.

Ref- “18th Century English Transfer-printed Porcelain and Enamels” page 94


Makers marks:
None

Dimensions:
Cup 59mm tall 56mm diameter at the rim
Saucer 116mm diameter

Weight:
 114g

Age:
265 

Condition:
Very good. The print is sharp having excellent clarity and detail, the glaze is in excellent condition.  There is a tiny flat chip on the inside of the saucer rim.  The black line has been touched up.  See the close-up image.   No other damage or restoration. 

Maker:
Worcester