Arcadian China crested ware - London Cenotaph
c. 1920Hollow, off-white china ornament depicting the World War One memorial in London - The Cenotaph.
It has a tiered rectangular base and tapers towards the top. The central area bears the coat of arms of the City of London, beneath which is a green painted wreath and then the words 'Model of Cenotaph Whitehall London', written in black.
There is a line of gold surrounding another green painted wreath at the top of the ornament. The sides and back have an unpainted wreath in line with the painted wreath on the front. The sides have a painted green wreath towards the top, with the Roman numerals 'MCMXIV' on one side and 'MCMXIX' on the other.
The maker's mark and name is written in black ink on the bottom.
Crested china collecting became a craze in the Victorian period when tourists bought small, hollow, off-white coloured porcelain ornaments decorated with the coats of arms of the towns they visited to take home as a souvenir.
Before World War One, pottery companies including Adderleys, Arcadian, Carlton, Clifton, Florentine, Grafton, Podmore, Savoy, Shelley, Swan, Willow Art, and W H Goss, mainly from the Stoke -on-Trent area, made miniature collectibles such as vases, plates and other crockery, houses, public buildings, cars and replicas of visitor attractions. During the war, the range of souvenirs was expanded to include military caps, equipment and vehicles.
Crested china ornaments are also known as ‘Heraldic China’ or ‘Heraldic Souvenir Ware’.
There are several examples in the collection made by a variety of makers.
There are two crested ware pieces depicting the London Cenotaph. This is the smaller of the two.
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