Tea Bowl
ca. 1785-95 (made)
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In the late 1700s there was a great demand for the proven blue-and-white porcelains of the Worcester and Caughley factories. Demand increased after the East India Company discontinued the import of Chinese porcelain tableware in 1791. Surviving miniature toy services give a good idea of their practical elegance.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Toy tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1785-95 |
| Physical description | Toy tea bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. No handle. Outside is decorated with two ships and a lake scene. Decorative border. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
| Object history | Part of a toy tea service C.197 to EE-1921. Historical significance: Towards the end of the 18th Century, English porcelain factories began making affordable sets of blue and white tableware, pionerred at Worcester and soon taken up at Caughley and elsewhere. Only toy services now survive complete. |
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| Summary | In the late 1700s there was a great demand for the proven blue-and-white porcelains of the Worcester and Caughley factories. Demand increased after the East India Company discontinued the import of Chinese porcelain tableware in 1791. Surviving miniature toy services give a good idea of their practical elegance. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | C.197I-1921 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2002 |
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