Name/Title
Opalescent Blue Toy China Dish SetEntry/Object ID
1996.Y.025Description
"The Little Hostess' Set" Nagoya lusterware toy blue china twelve piece dish set with extra lid. Set comes with original box. The blue is opalescent with hand painted tree branches with white buds and white flowers with green details. The set includes a tea pot with lid (1996.Y.025A), three tea cups (1996.Y.025BD), four large plates (1996.Y.025EH), and four small plates (1996.Y.025IL). There is a small lid (1996.Y.025M) without a matching piece, suggesting that the set consisted of more pieces originally. The underside of the plates and the inside of the cups and tea pot are white.
The original box (1996.Y.025N) is cardboard with printed paper pasted over top. The paper features a repeating pattern of a red clown, circus animals, and a girl in a green dress. The lid features a full color image of a girl playing with a tea set, sitting across the table from her doll and teddy bear. Below them is a rose bush. The side of the lid features a worn white label with red edging. The remains of the word "Tea Set" and "Japan" are still visible. The body of the box features a white label on the front. It lists the set as "Nagoya Toy Tea Set". Underneath is the word CLAM written. Below this is No. 600/ ?36 (3) / Price 3.98 / Made in Japan. The inside of the box features a grey cardboard insert to store the dishes safely.Dimensions
Height
4-1/2 inWidth
3-1/4 inLength
6 inDimension Notes
1996.Y.025A: L 6in x W 3.25in x H 3.5 (w/o lid) x H 4.5in (w/ lid)
1996.Y.025BD: L 3.75in x W 3in x H 1.5in
1996.Y.025EH: W 5in x H 0.625in
1996.Y.025IL: W 4.5in x H 0.625in
1996.Y.025M: W 1.25in x H 0.625in
1996.Y.025N: L 13in x W 11.5in x H 3.75
