Teacup
Spode-Copeland
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1930 - circa 1970
Materials
Bone china transfer printed in red (“pink”)
Measurements
55 mm (Height); 105 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271546.4.2
Summary
A teacup, one of a set of four, part of an assembled 19-piece partial Spode dinner and tea service, bone china, transfer-printed in red (“pink”) with the ‘Camilla’ pattern, with a pink backstamp on the base denoting wares produced 1930 – 1970, also with additional markings on the base that may possibly be impressed date codes. W.T. Copeland and Spode Ltd., Stoke on Trent, England, circa 1930 – 1970. The ‘Camilla’ pattern was first produced in 1833 in underglaze blue, with the red or “pink” pattern being introduced in the twentieth century.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of saucer: Makers details printed in red ("pink"): 'Spodes, 'Camilla', Copeland, England' and also in red the number '3' Base of teacup: Impressed in black: '20'
Makers and roles
Spode-Copeland, maker