collection of Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

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Source Description:

Frontispiece from, Schaffner, Taliaferro P., and W. Owen. 1863. The illustrated record of the International Exhibition of the Industrial Arts and Manufactures, and the fine arts, of all nations, in 1862 …. London: Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet Street.

Additional Image:

Reverse of the teacup with a print depicting aspects of Britain's artistic, agriculture and manufacturing industries, together with symbols of her export trade.
Shape Type
Breakfast & Tea Wares
Pattern Type
Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events
Date
1863-1865
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 14.50 in (36.83 cm)
Maker
Unknown

Description:

Bone china cup and saucer, printed in black.  The saucer and one side of the cup with a design titled "EXHIBITION BUILDING 1862" and "EXHIBITION 1862" respectively. The design represents the East view of the "International Exhibition of the Industrial Arts and Manufactures and the fine arts, of all nations", held in London in 1862, and is taken from the frontispiece of the catalog
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