Sponge dish
W.T. Copeland and Sons
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
70 x 220 mm; 200 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607389.5.1
Summary
Circular sponge dish, moulded scroll side handles, everted rim, on foot ring. Separate perforated drainer. Transfer printed with floral sprays of various flowers and foliage, picked out in enamel colours. Green line border. Part of an earthenware washstand set manufactured by W.T. Copeland and Sons, supplied by Thomas Goode and Co., circa 1880, consisting of eleven pieces.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust from an unknown donor.
Marks and inscriptions
E1795 11 (written in red)
Makers and roles
W.T. Copeland and Sons, potter