CUP FROM A BREAKFAST SET

Creator(s): Shelley Potteries, Limited (Manufacturer)

On view in: Pantry

About this object

The breakfast set consists of one coffee pot, one creamer, one sugar bowl, one cup, one saucer, three butter plates, one breakfast plate, one cereal bowl, one small bowl, one egg cup and one cover. The design shows sprays of violets against a white background. There is purple edging on the top and bottom, and the handles are purple. Some pieces have a flower inside them. The edges are scalloped, and the sides are ridged.

Object name:

CUP FROM A BREAKFAST SET

Made from:

Bone china

Made in:

Great Britain

Date made:

20th Century

Size:

6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.153.5

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK FINE BONE CHINA, Shelley [in script in a shield], ENGLAND, Violets, 13821 [Underneath]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973