Name/Title
Tea ServiceEntry/Object ID
1976. .020 a-lDescription
Tea, or probably, coffee service, in white, possibly earthenware.
Ground is white on all pieces and they are hand painted, each with a similar design scaled in proportion with each piece. Design is painted in Navy Blue, Rusty Red and a translucent purple-copperish colour. Cracks are visible in top translucent glaze in most pieces. Twelve pieces in all. Individual hand-painted designs.
a - Pot with lid, handle and spout. Octagonal with flat-faced sides. Height approx. 13 centimeters, width 14 cm handle to spout. aa - Lid to above diameter of base (circular) approx. 7 cm.
b - Jug-cream or milk-height approx. 8 cm width approx. 8.5 cm with handle, base 5.7 cm.
c - Lidded jar-for sugar or jam? Octagonal, with handles on either side, height 10.5 cm. Circular base approx. 6.8 cm. Width approx. 10 cm. cc - lid to above.
d - Open bowl-circular. Diameter of base 4.8 cm, diameter of top 10.3 cm. Possibly used for sugar or as stop bowl to drain tea cups into before pouring a fresh cup of tea?
e - Cup-with handle, small size, possibly demi-tasse for coffee. Base 2.9 cm diameter of top 6.2 cm.
f - cup, handle broken off, same dimensions as e.
g - saucer. Circular 11.8 cm at top, base approx. 5 cm.
h - l - tea plates-base 7 cm diameter, 18.8 cm diameter at outside.Acquisition
Accession
1976. .Source (if not Accessioned)
Palmer Stone, Mrs.Notes
Accession Date: 01-Jan-76
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
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 MaterialsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
service, tea serviceClass
Materials, Tools & Equipment for - Food Service T&E - Food Service SetsCreated By
MacRae, AlisdairCreate Date
January 6, 1996Update Date
March 25, 2026