Coffee can
Caughley Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1775 - 1799
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
60 mm (Height) x 85 mm (Width) x 65 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Broseley
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509438.1
Summary
Coffee can, cornflower sprigs painted in magenta and blue with green foliage, plain blue encircling border and gilt dentil edge. Chamberlain decorated. Unusual version of 'Cornflower Sprigs' pattern. Inscribed with “CAUGHLEY BICENTENARY SHREWSBURY 1772-1972” on a gold printed label on the underside. 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.
Marks and inscriptions
CAUGHLEY BICENTENARY SHREWSBURY 1772-1972 (printed label on underside)
Makers and roles
Caughley Porcelain Works, maker