Child's tea service
Wedgwood
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1970 - circa 1989
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box - 340 mm (length), 210 mm (width), 95 mm (height); Each Tea Cup - 53 mm (diameter); Each Plate - 108 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665398
Summary
A child's china Peter Rabbit tea service in its original box with a sliding lid (possibly 1970s or 1980s). Each piece is decorated with a transfer image of a scene and accompanying text from the Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. The transfers are applied to a white ground. The service consists of two plates; two saucers; two tea cups; one sugar bowl; one milk jug and one teapot with a lid. Total number of items is 12.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of each piece.: 'Wedgwood/ of Etruria and Barlaston/ Copyright/ Frederick Warne and Co./ Peter Rabbit' On the sliding box lid.: 'Peter Rabbit TM Children's Tea Set/ by/ Wedgwood/ Copyright/ Frederick Warne and Co. Beatrix Potter Designs TM'
Makers and roles
Wedgwood, maker