5 Piece Empire Ware China Set

c. 1920
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Overview

5 piece Empire ware "Dickens Day" china set depicting scenes of coach and horses consisting of cake plate, biscuit barrel, sugar bowl, jug and slop bowl. Whilst all items have images containing "coach and horses" each item has a slightly different scene. All items feature an earthen colour at the base and which transition to a summer sky with clouds at the top.

Historical information

Empire Porcelain was established around 1896 at the Empire Works in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. They manufactured a wide range of earthenware products including tableware and ornament wares. In the late 1920s and 1930s they experimented using drip glaze decorations and art deco style products. Empire Porcelain ceased trading in 1967.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2024.96
Item type
Material
Inscriptions and markings

The base of all the items are stamped with the Empire Ware mark and the design number including the wording

"EMPIRE WARE"
E.P. Co.
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ENGLAND

6 28

Contextual Information

This china set set was owned by Mrs Gert Harbeck

Place made
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
United Kingdom

Empire Works
Year
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
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 5 Piece Empire Ware China Set
5 Piece Empire Ware China Set consisting of cake plate, biscuit barrel, sugar bowl, jug and slop bowl
Empire Ware cake plate
Empire Ware cake plate
Empire Ware Biscuit Barrel
Empire Ware Biscuit Barrel
Empire Ware Sugar Bowl
Empire Ware Sugar Bowl
Empire Ware Slops Bowl
Empire Ware Slop Bowl
The Empire Ware mark found on the base of the items
The Empire Ware mark found on the base of the items

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