Tea set
Wedgwood
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1875 - circa 1950
Materials
Ceramic
Place of origin
Barlaston
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 205622
Summary
A twenty-one piece, Wedgwood Queen's Ware, tea set. Pale blue and embossed with white vine leaves and grapes. Marked on base,' Made in England, WEDGWOOD EMBOSSED QUEEN'S WARE, OF ETRURIA & BARLASTON'. Comprising six tea cups, six saucers, six small plates, a cake plate, a sugar bowl, a milk jug and a tea pot and lid. The works at, Etruria, Staffordshire were opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769 and productive up to C.1946. Subsidence caused closure and production moved to, Barlaston
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Wedgwood, ceramic manufacturer