Tea saucer
Wedgwood
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
132 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Etruria
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 929591.2.5
Summary
One of eleven saucers from a tea service made by Wedgwood with a 'chequer border' design, with green ring. The set consists of eleven cups (a), eleven saucers (b), twelve small plates (c), thirteen medium plates (d) and twenty-six large plates (e). This saucer, impressed 'WEDGWOOD', is stamped 'HEAL & SON / TRADEMARK / LONDON, W / CHEQUER BORDER' around an image of a four-poster bed. The base also features a black, handpainted number 'A6157 / X'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
HEAL & SON / TRADEMARK / LONDON, W / CHEQUER BORDER (stamped in black on underside); A6157 (handpainted in black on underside); WEDGWOOD (impressed on underside)
Makers and roles
Wedgwood, manufacturer Heal and Son, retailer