Reflecting Upon Striking Stripes
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" the 26th of September is "reflection on black background". It was recently my birthday, and a very dear friend of mine gave me a Coalport bachelor’s coffee set which is hand painted with black stripes and dainty dots and curving lines, edged with a thin band of red. Unnamed, the pattern number is 7986. The china is so translucent, that you can see your shadow through it if you hold it to the light and place your finger between the light and the china’s edge. According to the backstamp, this set was made between 1891 and 1918, and it has that lovely look of Art Nouveau crossed with early Art Deco, and it looks lovely and striking reflected on a piece of mirror against a black velvet background. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Coalport pottery was founded in Shropshire, England, by John Rose in 1795 and quickly became a leading producer of fine bone china, renowned for its intricate, hand-painted designs and innovative glazes, which were favoured by aristocracy and earned royal patronage. After several ownership changes and a move to Stoke-on-Trent in 1926, the company became part of the Wedgwood group in 1967, though its exquisite patterns, like "Indian Tree," remain highly collectible today.
Reflecting Upon Striking Stripes
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" the 26th of September is "reflection on black background". It was recently my birthday, and a very dear friend of mine gave me a Coalport bachelor’s coffee set which is hand painted with black stripes and dainty dots and curving lines, edged with a thin band of red. Unnamed, the pattern number is 7986. The china is so translucent, that you can see your shadow through it if you hold it to the light and place your finger between the light and the china’s edge. According to the backstamp, this set was made between 1891 and 1918, and it has that lovely look of Art Nouveau crossed with early Art Deco, and it looks lovely and striking reflected on a piece of mirror against a black velvet background. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Coalport pottery was founded in Shropshire, England, by John Rose in 1795 and quickly became a leading producer of fine bone china, renowned for its intricate, hand-painted designs and innovative glazes, which were favoured by aristocracy and earned royal patronage. After several ownership changes and a move to Stoke-on-Trent in 1926, the company became part of the Wedgwood group in 1967, though its exquisite patterns, like "Indian Tree," remain highly collectible today.