Dessert service
Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelain Factory (est.1750)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1830 - 1835
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
200 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Shropshire
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Coughton Court, Warwickshire
NT 135114
Summary
Dessert service, porcelain, comprising plates, dishes of various shapes, a dessert stand and tureens, Coalport China Works, ca 1835; the pieces are decorated with coloured transfer prints of cartographic scenes from England and Wales, a buff ground colour around the rims, floral sprays in pink, red, yellow and green overglaze enamels in oval reserves, each piece is richly decorated with gilt details and highlights.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1993 through private treaty sale with NHMF aid
Makers and roles
Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelain Factory (est.1750), manufacturer
References
Messenger 1995: Michael Messenger, Coalport 1795-1926, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club., See example illustrated, plate 156 Lewis 1835: William Lewis, Lewis's New Traveller's Guide, and Panorama of England and Wales, London: William Lewis, This 1835 reprint of the original 1819 publication is the likely source for the cartographic transfer prints.