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DISNEYLAND NURSERY TEA SET

Tea Set
1950 - 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed with white spots on a light blue, stapled together at the ends; with matching pre cut lining and plain card base; on the lid is a label printed in colours on red and yellow to show the title, copyright details and an illustration of Mickey Mouse, a blue bird and a chipmonk

contains an earthenware tea set, white glaze with gold line trim, each piece bearing a coloured transfer picture of a named Walt Disney character
teapot - Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck on a tandem; lid has a blue butterfly and bird
2 saucers - Piper Pig
milk jug and 2 cups - Pluto and Figaro (dog and cat)
sugar bowl and 2 plates - Bambi and Thumper, with other rabbits


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 13 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Teapot Lid
  • Milk Jug
  • Sugar Bowl
  • Plate
  • Plate
  • Cups
  • Cups
  • Saucer
  • Saucer
  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
TitleDISNEYLAND NURSERY TEA SET (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card, earthenware
Brief description
Ceramic teapot, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic teapot lid, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic milk jug, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic sugar bowl, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic plate, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic plate, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic cup, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic cup, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic saucer, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Ceramic saucer, part of a child's teaset, made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Card box lid for a child's teaset made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Card box base for a child's teaset made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955

Card box lining for a child's teaset made in England by Beswick by permission of Walt Disney between 1950 and 1955
Physical description
card box printed with white spots on a light blue, stapled together at the ends; with matching pre cut lining and plain card base; on the lid is a label printed in colours on red and yellow to show the title, copyright details and an illustration of Mickey Mouse, a blue bird and a chipmonk

contains an earthenware tea set, white glaze with gold line trim, each piece bearing a coloured transfer picture of a named Walt Disney character
teapot - Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck on a tandem; lid has a blue butterfly and bird
2 saucers - Piper Pig
milk jug and 2 cups - Pluto and Figaro (dog and cat)
sugar bowl and 2 plates - Bambi and Thumper, with other rabbits
Dimensions
  • Length: 16.25in
  • Width: 9.5in
  • Depth: 4in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • BY PERMISSION WALT DISNEY- MICKEY MOUSE LTD (box label; printed)
  • COPYRIGHT WALT DISNEY BESWICK ENGLAND The Beswick England is in an oval shape. (underside of all pieces but the teapot lid; printed)
  • D.28 15/- E.3 (price label on box end, hand written)
Credit line
Given by Leonie Davis
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.214:1-1999

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2000
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