Tea strainer
Caughley Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1775 - 1799
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
22 mm (Height) x 100 mm (Width) x 85 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Broseley
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Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509424.1
Summary
This item is a small circular tea strainer with a perforated design to base, moulded leaf handle and raised on foot ring. It has a printed underglaze in blue with the 'Fisherman' pattern, with associated fleur de lys style and a cellular border around inner rim. It is completed with a matching bowl (509424.2) Made circa 1775 - 1799 by the Caughley Porcelain Works.
Provenance
Made in Shropshire circa 1775 - 1799. Owned by Sir Arthur Paul Benthall (1902 – 1992). Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government in March 1993 following the death of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall in 1992 and allocated to The National Trust for display at Benthall Hall.
Makers and roles
Caughley Porcelain Works, maker