Tea Set
1930s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This tea-set was made at the Plex Street pottery in Stoke on Trent by the Staffordshire Tea-set Company. The company are no longer in existence but were known to have operated until the late 1960s and made versions of the same tea-set in to the 1950s. They made full sized adult ceramics as well as nursery ware and toy tea-sets such as this.
The set, has been decorated with colour images of anthropomorphic animals playing in the country, eating and taking tea. Although this tea-set was produced for a child, its most recent owner, the donor's mother bought it in her adulthood from a charity shop because she never had one as a child.
The set, has been decorated with colour images of anthropomorphic animals playing in the country, eating and taking tea. Although this tea-set was produced for a child, its most recent owner, the donor's mother bought it in her adulthood from a charity shop because she never had one as a child.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 22 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | China |
| Brief description | Tea set, child's, white china with gold rim, illustrated with colour images of dogs playing, made by Staffordshire Teaset Company, Plex Street pottery Staffordshire, 1930s. |
| Physical description | This child's tea set comprises 22 pieces - 6 cups and saucers, 6 plates, a teapot with lid, a milk and sugar bowl. Set is made of white china, each piece has a gilt edging. The set has coloured illustrations of anthropomorphic dogs dressed in clothing acting out various activities such as roller skating, taking a picnic, playing with a ball. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Staffs Tease Co. Ltd / Plex Street Pottery / Tunstall / Made in England' |
| Credit line | Given by Anita Zolas |
| Summary | This tea-set was made at the Plex Street pottery in Stoke on Trent by the Staffordshire Tea-set Company. The company are no longer in existence but were known to have operated until the late 1960s and made versions of the same tea-set in to the 1950s. They made full sized adult ceramics as well as nursery ware and toy tea-sets such as this. The set, has been decorated with colour images of anthropomorphic animals playing in the country, eating and taking tea. Although this tea-set was produced for a child, its most recent owner, the donor's mother bought it in her adulthood from a charity shop because she never had one as a child. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.143:1 to 22-2009 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2009 |
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