Teacup and saucer 120608

Teacup and saucer

Greenway © National Trust / Greenway photographic team

Date

circa 1824

Materials

creamware

Measurements

45 mm (H)70 mm (Diameter)

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Collection

Greenway, Devon

NT 120608

Summary

Teacup and saucer with transfer prints of George Washington (1732-1799), creamware, c.1824, possibly made in Liverpool.

Full description

1824 proved to be a nostalgic time in the United States for Washington and the Revolutionary generation. The 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was coming up and General Lafayette had returned to the U.S for a triumphal tour as ‘the Nation’s guest.’ This nostalgic and patriotic feeling was picked up in popular culture with engravings of both Washington and Lafayette finding their way onto commemorative transfer printed ceramics across the pond in England.

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