This book charts the development of tea and coffee cups over 200 years, providing information on the methods of decoration, influential factories and designers.
Tea and coffee cups have been made in Britain since the middle of the eighteenth century and can be found in a vast array of decorative designs, reflecting the changing fashions of society as well as the advances made in the manufacturing process.
Steven Goss guides the reader on how to identify the dates of particular patterns, as well as listing a number of museums and auction houses where these ornamental cups can be discovered.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Early Wares
New Shapes of the Early Nineteenth Century
Pattern Numbers
The Later Nineteenth Century
The Edwardian and Art Deco Periods
Commemorative Cups
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index
