A Collage of a Collection of Colclough China Cups
A friend of mine’s aunt said that “drinking tea from a thick pottery mug was as good as a slap in the face”. Whilst I don’t necessarily feel quite so strongly about drinking tea from an alternative, I do believe that there is nothing nicer than drinking tea from a fine porcelain cup. I think it is elegant, and keeps alive the fine tradition of taking elevenses or afternoon tea in a gracious fashion. In a world of utility, there is a certain charm in taking tea from a beautifully designed cup, painted with elegant flowers and gilt.
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 17th of August is "capture the C", where you must take a picture of something that begins with the letter C. After the announcement of the theme, I had several thoughts. I took some lovely photographs of some camellias recently, and some early cherry blossom. I also recently took a shot of a black cat (my favourite type). In the end I settled on photographing some cups from my collection of antique trios. However, in the spirit of alliteration I have not just chosen any cups. I have chosen pieces of Colclough China, and I then made my four images I took into a collage, so I have a collage of a collection of Colclough China cups! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Colclough Bone China was founded in Staffordshire in 1890 by Herbert J. Colclough, the former mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. Herbert loved porcelain and loved the ordinary working man. One of his desires was to bring fine bone china, a preserve of the upper and middle classes, to the working man. He felt that it would give them aspirations and dignity to eat off fine bone china. Colclough Bone China received a Royal Warrant from King George V in 1913. Colclough went on to innovate the production of fine bone china for the mass market in the 1920s and 1930s. They produced the backstamp brands Royal Vale and Royal Stanley. Colclough Bone China merged with Booth’s Pottery and later acquired Ridgeway China. Eventually they amalgamated with Royal Doulton in the 1970s.
A Collage of a Collection of Colclough China Cups
A friend of mine’s aunt said that “drinking tea from a thick pottery mug was as good as a slap in the face”. Whilst I don’t necessarily feel quite so strongly about drinking tea from an alternative, I do believe that there is nothing nicer than drinking tea from a fine porcelain cup. I think it is elegant, and keeps alive the fine tradition of taking elevenses or afternoon tea in a gracious fashion. In a world of utility, there is a certain charm in taking tea from a beautifully designed cup, painted with elegant flowers and gilt.
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 17th of August is "capture the C", where you must take a picture of something that begins with the letter C. After the announcement of the theme, I had several thoughts. I took some lovely photographs of some camellias recently, and some early cherry blossom. I also recently took a shot of a black cat (my favourite type). In the end I settled on photographing some cups from my collection of antique trios. However, in the spirit of alliteration I have not just chosen any cups. I have chosen pieces of Colclough China, and I then made my four images I took into a collage, so I have a collage of a collection of Colclough China cups! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Colclough Bone China was founded in Staffordshire in 1890 by Herbert J. Colclough, the former mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. Herbert loved porcelain and loved the ordinary working man. One of his desires was to bring fine bone china, a preserve of the upper and middle classes, to the working man. He felt that it would give them aspirations and dignity to eat off fine bone china. Colclough Bone China received a Royal Warrant from King George V in 1913. Colclough went on to innovate the production of fine bone china for the mass market in the 1920s and 1930s. They produced the backstamp brands Royal Vale and Royal Stanley. Colclough Bone China merged with Booth’s Pottery and later acquired Ridgeway China. Eventually they amalgamated with Royal Doulton in the 1970s.