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TOY: PORCELAIN TEA SET, GREEN AND WHITE

Subcollections
Current Exhibition: 50 Objects 50 Years
Overview

All items are white porcelain with bottle green border trim on inside and outside surface except for saucers. Cups have a circular pattern at inner base of cup. Teapot, sugar bowl and slop bowl have pattern at widest point. Small pattern on handles.

(a,c,e,g,I,k): cups - flower pot shaped with curved handle.

(b,d,f,h,I) saucers curved, high sided with manufacturer's mark on bases. Outside surface of saucer blank.

(l) slop bowl - large flower pot shaped.

m) squat bulbous cream jug - ribbed upper outside surface, large curved/flared spout.

n) sugar bowl (more correctly called the sugar 'box' which held the hand cut sugar lumps) - squat with shaped ribbed upper outside surface, flat top with mouth in surface for lid - conical with globular knob and two loop handles on opposite sides of bowl.

o) tea pot - urn shaped body with large arabesque shaped handle and curved spout.

q) lid conical with ribbed surface and globular knob on top.

Historical information

Given to Mrs Pretl's mother for a fifth birthday present in 1895.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1984.231a-q
Item type
Objects
Material
Porcelain
Inscriptions and markings

Manufacturer's mark impressed on base

Keywords
Childhood
Hands On Item
toys
Statement of significance

Historical significance.social, cultural. Child's porcelain tea set circa 1890. Given to the Donor's mother for a fifth birthday present in 1895.

Public location
DISP.MUSEUM.GALLERY2
Last modified
Friday, 7 November, 2025
Completeness
83
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