Name/Title
Tea Set, Childs (21 Units)Entry/Object ID
72.80.24Description
Childs tea set made of ceramic and glazed green. Set of 21 items. Pattern on on set is roosters, chickens, and chicks. There are six large plates, six small plates, six cups tea cups, one cream dish, one sugar dish with lid and one teapot with lid.Made/Created
Date made
1920 - 1930Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
From research the teaset is likely Japanese from the 1920-30's.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Service, TeaNomenclature Sub-Class
Food Service SetsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsDimensions
Dimension Description
Large PlateHeight
1/2 inDiameter
4 inCircumference
12-9/16 inDimension Description
Small PlateHeight
1/2 inDiameter
3-5/16 inCircumference
10-3/8 inDimension Description
Tea CupHeight
1-1/8 inDiameter
2-1/8 inCircumference
6-1/4 inDimension Description
Cream DishHeight
1-1/4 inWidth
1-3/4 inLength
3-1/8 inDimension Description
Sugar Dish.Height
2-1/2 inWidth
2 inLength
4 inDimension Description
TeapotHeight
2-3/4 inWidth
2-1/2 inLength
5-1/8 inColors
Color
Green, BlueColor Notes
White ceramic base glazed green. However, it places such as the sugar blue is clearly visible inside the dish, along with the inside of three of the cups, bottom of two plates, and inside the teapot and cream dish. Perhaps blue was used under the green to create the green with another color.
