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. This book charts the development of tea and coffee cups over 200 years, providing information on the methods of decoration, influential factories and designers. 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.
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British Tea and Coffee cups are extremely collectible ornaments due to the large quantities they were produced in, their relative inexpensiveness, and the numerous and varying designs that reflected the changing fashions of society.
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New Shapes of the Early Nineteenth Century |
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22 | (6) |
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The Later Nineteenth Century |
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The Edwardian and Art Deco Periods |
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| Further Reading |
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| Places to Visit |
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| Index |
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Steven Goss has been involved in the antiques trade for more than twenty-five years as a full-time professional dealer, specialist consultant to a leading provincial auction house, writer and collector. He is an enthusiastic collector of teawares.
