Tea bowl
Jackfield Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750 - 1775
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
40 mm (Height) x 75 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
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Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509536.1
Summary
This item is a circular black glazed red earthenware tea bowl with an everted rim and raised on foot ring. It is cold gilded with a figure amongst foliage and diaper pattern border around rim. The item is complete with a matching saucer (509536.2). Made circa 1750 – 1775.
Provenance
Made in Ironbridge, Shropshire circa 1750 - 1775. Included on page 2 of the Inventory of Items On Loan To The National Trust For Benthall Hall dated 1st October 1963. Owned by Sir Arthur Paul Benthall (1902 – 1992). Bequeathed to the National Trust in the will of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall dated 28th July 1983. Accepted for ownership by the National Trust in 1993 following the death of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall in 1992.
Makers and roles
Jackfield Pottery, maker