Tea Service, Toy

Object Name:

Tea Service, Toy

Object ID:

1967.516.02

Date:

1840

Description:

Toy Tea Set, 14 pieces. White porcelain. Set contains one teapot with removable lid, one cream pitcher, one sugar bowl with removable lid, six teacups, and five saucers. All pieces are white with gold decoration. Pieces are molded with bulbous body, and are segmented into eight lobes. Gold lines in between each panel. Gold semi-circles and cluster of lines are top of each segment. Teacups have looped handles. No maker's mark seen.

.01a Teapot body. Rounded body with 8 segments. 3.2" wide, 2.1" deep, 2.0" high with lid, 1.95" high to handle, 1.8" high to rim and spout, 1.3" foot diam. Does not sit flat. Overall good condition.
.01b Teapot lid. 1.0" diam, 0.5" high. Overall good condition.
.02 Cream Pitcher. Octagonal walls. 2.0" wide, 1.75" deep, 2.2" high, 1.2" foot diam. Good condition.
.03a Sugar Bowl body. Octagonal walls. 1.3" high, 1.6" diam, 1.1" foot diam, 1.6" high with lid. Good condition.
.03b Sugar bowl lid. 1.1" diam, 0.4" high. Old repair holding two pieces of lid.
.04 Saucer. 2.5" diam, 1.25" foot diam, 0.5" high. Rim distorted; does not sit flat; some wear on bowl decoration.
.05 Saucer. 2.5" diam, 1.2" foot diam, 0.4" high. Rim distorted, otherwise in good condition.
.06 Saucer. 2.5" diam, 1.25" foot diam, 0.5" high. Rim distorted; does not sit flat; moderate wear on gold decoration.
.07 Saucer. 2.5" diam, 1.25" foot diam, 0.5" high. Slightly distorted rim; good condition.
.08 Saucer. 2.5" diam, 1.25" foot diam, 0.5" high. Distorted rim; some wear on gold decoration.
.09 Teacup. 1.9" wide, 1.6" deep, 0.75" foot diam, 1.0" high. Old repair holding on handle; slight wear of gold on rim.
.10 Teacup. 1.9" wide. 1.65" deep, 0.8" foot diam, 1.0" high. Good condition.
.11 Teacup. 1.9" wide, 1.5" deep, 0.75" foot diam, 0.9" high. Good condition.
.12 Teacup. 1.9" wide, 1.6" deep, 0.75" foot diam, 1.0" high. Good condition; little wear on gold.
.13 Teacup. 1.9" wide, 1.6" deep, 0.7" foot diam, 1.05" high. Shallow piece missing from rim, which is painted over.
.14 Teacup. 1.95" wide, 1.6" deep, 0.7" foot diam, 1.0" high". Piece missing from rim, just above handle, with small stained crack.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection