Tea Service

Object/Artifact

Lincoln County Historical Association

Tea Pot with its lid

2012.13.1.A-B

Name/Title

Tea Service

Description

Ceramic lusterware Tea Service consisting of a teapot with its lid, a cream pitcher, a sugar bowl with its lid, a bowl (slop bowl?), two tea plates and a set of twelve tea cups with their accompanying saucers. Decorated with a floral pattern with pink luster striping and accents. Floral pattern painted in pink, blue, tan and green colors on a white background.

Made/Created

Artist

British Unknown

Manufacturer

Staffordshire Manufactory

Date made

1800 - 1825

Time Period

early 19th century

Place

Region

British Midlands, Western Europe

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Tea Pot (2012.13.1.A-B)

Height

17.8 cm

Length

27.9 cm

Dimension Notes

Opening at the top of the teapot measures 8.8 x 11.4 cm

Dimension Description

Cream Pitcher (2012.13.2)

Height

11.4 cm

Length

14.3 cm

Dimension Description

Sugar Bowl with its lid (2012.13.3.A-B)

Height

14 cm

Width

11.75 cm

Length

17.8 cm

Dimension Notes

Opening at the top of the sugar bowl measures 8.3 x 11 cm. Lid of Sugar bowl measures 8.2 x 10.1 cm

Dimension Description

Bowl (slop bowl?) (2012.13.4)

Height

8.9 cm

Diameter

16.2 cm

Dimension Description

Pair of Tea Plates (2012.13.5.A-B)

Height

2.3 cm

Diameter

20.3 cm

Dimension Description

Set of Twelve Tea Cups (2012.13.6.A-L)

Height

6.4 cm

Diameter

9.2 cm

Dimension Description

Set of Twelve Saucers (for the tea cups) (2012.13.7.A-L)

Height

2.8 cm

Diameter

11.1 cm

Material

Ceramic, Glaze

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good