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Teacup

c.1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
New Hall
Place of origin
Hanley (made)

Between 1781 and 1835 the New Hall China Works exclusively made tea-sets, indicating the importance of tea drinking to English society at this time. This is a tea service consisting of forty five pieces, including a teapot and stand, two sizes of cups for tea and coffee, saucers, plates, a sugar bowl, a milk jug and a slop-basin.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Bone China
Object type
teacup
Materials and techniques
Bone china, slip-cast, painted and gilded
Bone China
Slip-Cast
Painted
Gilded
Brief description
Teacup, bone china, slip-cast, painted and gilded with floral decoration, made by the New Hall porcelain factory, Hanley, England, about 1825
Physical description
Teacup, decorated with bunches of flowers on a white ground within leaf-shaped panels reserved on a deep blue ground covered with gilt scroll work.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Dimensions converted from the registers.
Credit line
Bequeathed by the late Miss Jane Hinuas
Summary
Between 1781 and 1835 the New Hall China Works exclusively made tea-sets, indicating the importance of tea drinking to English society at this time. This is a tea service consisting of forty five pieces, including a teapot and stand, two sizes of cups for tea and coffee, saucers, plates, a sugar bowl, a milk jug and a slop-basin.
Bibliographic references
  • For pattern number see Saye Hutton, A. de., A Guide to New Hall Porcelain Patterns, (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990), p. 56.
  • For pattern number see Preller, P., A Partial Reconstruction of the New Hall Pattern Book, 2003
Other number
2384 - Pattern number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.73T-1928

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Record createdNovember 26, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1518005/teacup-new-hall/
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