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Mintons [Staffordshire] (1873-1968)

Set of tea cups and saucers 1870 - 1908

Bone china | RCIN 59160

Set of tea cups and saucers

Mintons [Staffordshire] (1873-1968)

Set of tea cups and saucers 1870 - 1908

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Description

A set of 40 bone china tea cups and 41 saucers, an entwined loop handle on the cup; the green borders with Garter reserves, those inscribed 'ROYAL YACHT OSBORNE' enclosing an anchor, others with Garter motto enclosing Prince of Wales badge, with gilt ropes and dots.

Provenance

Part of a dinner service produced for use on HMY Osborne, either the renamed HMY Victoria and Albert (renamed 1855), or HMY Osborne, launched 1870, decommissioned 1908.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Mintons [Staffordshire] (1873-1968)
(porcelain manufacturer)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Bone china

bone china

painted, gilded, tooled
Groupings
Category
Ceramics
Object type(s)
containers
culinary containers
vessels for serving or eating
drinking vessels
cups
tea cups
Subject(s)
Genealogy and Heraldry
Heraldry
Heraldic badges
Badges (heraldic)-Royal Yacht Osborne Garter
Insignia (heraldic)
Insignia-Garter (heraldic)
Mottoes
Mottoes-Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Order of the Garter)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Decorative motifs
Ropework
Reserves (as decorative motifs)
Places

Place of Production

Staffordshire [England]

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