Coffee cup saucer
Caughley Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1775 - 1799
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
125 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Broseley
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509442.2
Summary
This item is a circular fluted coffee cup saucer with a scalloped rim and raised on foot ring. It is hand painted with single flowers in blue, pink and yellow enamels, cornflower border around interior rim and had a gilt line highlighting. It is complete with a matching coffee cup (509442.1). Made circa 1775 - 1799 by 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