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'Who Killed Cock Robin?' teaset

Children's Teaset
late 1930s (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This teaset was designed to be a child's plaything, either for pretend tea parties, or to have a tea party for dolls. Tea sets for children go back to the sixteenth century, when they were generally made in Germany, of pewter or copper. Faience (fine, tin-glazed earthenware) and porcelain sets appeared in the eighteenth century and were thought of as precious gifts, brought out on special occasions. Ceramic sets became very popular in the early twentieth century, but although children's tea sets are still a popular play item today, since the 1960s they have been mostly made of plastic.

This set features lines from the childhood nursery rhyme, Who Killed Cock Robin?, with related anthropormorphic birds. The pictures were applied through a process called decalcomania, whereby the images are printed on thin paper and transferred on to the earthenware before the glazing process.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 13 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Toy Teapot
  • Teapots
  • Toy Teapot Lid
  • Lids
  • Toy Saucer
  • Saucers
  • Toy Saucer
  • Saucers
  • Toy Saucer
  • Saucers
  • Toy Plate
  • Plates (Dishes)
  • Toy Plate
  • Plates (Dishes)
  • Toy Plate
  • Plates (Dishes)
  • Toy Milk Jug
  • Milk Jugs
  • Toy Teacup
  • Teacups
  • Toy Teacup
  • Teacups
  • Toy Teacup
  • Teacups
  • Toy Sugar Bowl
  • Sugar Bowls
Title'Who Killed Cock Robin?' teaset (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded, glazed and fired ceramics with decalcomania
Brief description
Children's teaset, 13 pieces, cream ceramic, with illustrations from 'Who Killed Cock Robin?', 1930s.
Physical description
13 piece children's teaset in cream ceramic with illustrations from 'Who Killed Cock Robin?'.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Freda P Donald
Literary reference'Cock Robin', English nursery rhyme
Summary
This teaset was designed to be a child's plaything, either for pretend tea parties, or to have a tea party for dolls. Tea sets for children go back to the sixteenth century, when they were generally made in Germany, of pewter or copper. Faience (fine, tin-glazed earthenware) and porcelain sets appeared in the eighteenth century and were thought of as precious gifts, brought out on special occasions. Ceramic sets became very popular in the early twentieth century, but although children's tea sets are still a popular play item today, since the 1960s they have been mostly made of plastic.

This set features lines from the childhood nursery rhyme, Who Killed Cock Robin?, with related anthropormorphic birds. The pictures were applied through a process called decalcomania, whereby the images are printed on thin paper and transferred on to the earthenware before the glazing process.
Collection
Accession number
B.302:1 to 13-2010

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Record createdJune 7, 2011
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