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Subiaco Museum > Records

TOY: PORCELAIN TEA SET, GREEN AND WHITE

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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

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Manufacturer's mark impressed on base

Keywords

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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