545/RL-219 This is an 18th century English Worcester large box with a lid. The original function was most likely to hold tea. The age is circa 1792. The box is not hinged. It is two pieces, a bottom with a fitted lid. The box is 8 3/8” wide and long, and 3 5/8” high, so about the size of a luncheon plate and the height of a covered bowl. The faience of this box is a soft paste porcelain, verging toward an earthenware pottery, which is a type of porcelain Worcester produced during this time ...
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