Eggcup
W.T. Copeland and Sons
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Porcelain and metal
Measurements
60 mm (Height); 156 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 12577.2
Summary
Eggcup; one of two in a porcelain breakfast set, urn shaped, white with pink roses, green leaves scalloped gilt rim, one rose inside, spray of 2 roses and one single on outside; marked on base in green, SPODE / COPELANDS CHINA / ENGLAND. In brown an oval with a crown, SOANE and SMITH / 402 OXFORD STREET / LONDON W. Chipped on rim, crack mended with 5 staples.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
W.T. Copeland and Sons, potter