Phlox (pattern)
Cup and Saucer
1932 (designed (shape)), ca. 1933 (designed (pattern)), ca. 1933 (manufactured)
1932 (designed (shape)), ca. 1933 (designed (pattern)), ca. 1933 (manufactured)
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Shelley Potteries are best known for their delicate, attractive and adventurous bone china tea and coffee wares of the 1920s and 1930s.
This cup and saucer is in the 'Regent' shape featuring the 'Phlox' pattern in its blue colourway. It was designed by Shelley Art Director, Eric Slater, who studied under Gordon Forsyth, an advocate of improvement in industrial design. Slater's slightly earlier 'Vogue' shape, though very modern and fashionably geometric, received some criticism for its infilled triangular cup handles which people found difficult to hold. Slater responded to the criticism with 'Regent', designed in 1932, and it soon became the most popular Shelley design. Selected by Gordon Forsyth to represent good design in his book Twenties Ceramics, its printed patterns were enhanced with enamel painting. It had a high bone content--up to 52%--and became an enduring favourite with customers.
This cup and saucer is in the 'Regent' shape featuring the 'Phlox' pattern in its blue colourway. It was designed by Shelley Art Director, Eric Slater, who studied under Gordon Forsyth, an advocate of improvement in industrial design. Slater's slightly earlier 'Vogue' shape, though very modern and fashionably geometric, received some criticism for its infilled triangular cup handles which people found difficult to hold. Slater responded to the criticism with 'Regent', designed in 1932, and it soon became the most popular Shelley design. Selected by Gordon Forsyth to represent good design in his book Twenties Ceramics, its printed patterns were enhanced with enamel painting. It had a high bone content--up to 52%--and became an enduring favourite with customers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Phlox (pattern) (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china, transfer-printed in black and painted in enamel colours and moulded |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, bone china, 'Regent' shape, 'Phlox' pattern, designed by Eric Slater, 1932, manufactured by Shelley Potteries, Fenton, Staffordshire, ca. 1933, England |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer, bone china, decoration printed in black with pattern of phlox and banding in blue and pink. |
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| Credit line | Given by Kay Rush |
| Summary | Shelley Potteries are best known for their delicate, attractive and adventurous bone china tea and coffee wares of the 1920s and 1930s. This cup and saucer is in the 'Regent' shape featuring the 'Phlox' pattern in its blue colourway. It was designed by Shelley Art Director, Eric Slater, who studied under Gordon Forsyth, an advocate of improvement in industrial design. Slater's slightly earlier 'Vogue' shape, though very modern and fashionably geometric, received some criticism for its infilled triangular cup handles which people found difficult to hold. Slater responded to the criticism with 'Regent', designed in 1932, and it soon became the most popular Shelley design. Selected by Gordon Forsyth to represent good design in his book Twenties Ceramics, its printed patterns were enhanced with enamel painting. It had a high bone content--up to 52%--and became an enduring favourite with customers. |
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| Accession number | C.164:1, 2-2003 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2003 |
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