From:South Georgia Museum

Name/TitleTea Set

About this objectTea set. Part of a china dinner and tea service sent to Grytviken to be used when Prince Philip visited South Georgia in the 1950s. Contains 10 cups, 9 saucers, 10 plates, 1 jug, 1 sugar bowl (with lid), 1 tea pot (with lid) and 1 spare lid. All are beige in colour with the same peony rose floral design on them, with gold around the rims.

Medium and MaterialsChina

Inscription and MarksCups No .1, .2, .4, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10
Inscription: Bottom of cups, Method: printed, Content: 134

Cups No .3, .5
Inscription: Bottom of cups, Method: printed, Content: 80 and 71 respectively

Jug .11
Inscription: Bottom of jug, Method: printed, Content: 80 11

Sugar bowl and lid .12
Inscription: Bottom of bowl, Method: printed, Content: 90 59

Tea pot and lid .14
Inscription: Bottom of pot, Method: printed, Content: 15 151

Saucers .15, .16, .17, .20, .21, .22

Inscription: Bottom of saucers, Method: printed, Content: (.15) 130, (.16) 46, (.17) 6 or 9, (.20) 16, (.21) 130, (.22) 130

Dessert plates .26 - .33
Inscription: Bottom of plates, Method: printed, Content: (.26) 34, (.27) 71 84, (.28) 167 56, (.29 - .33) 71 84

MeasurementsTea cups:
Height - 6.5cm
Diameter - 7.5cm

Jug (including handle and pourer):
Height - 10cm
Width - 12cm

Sugar bowl/lid:
Height 8.5cm/ 5.5cm
Width - 16cm/ 8cm

Spare lid:
Height - 5.5cm
Width - 8cm

Tea pot (including handle and spout)/Lid:
Height - 19.2cm/ 6.5cm
Width - 22.5cm/ 7.3cm

Saucers:
Height - 2cm
Diameter - 13cm

Dessert plates:
Height - 2.4cm
Diameter - 17cm

CollectionDonation

Credit LineBet Verwoert
8 Druid Close
Stoke Bishop
Bristol
B59 1RZ
16/10/15

Object TypeSocial history

Object numberSGHT.2015.11.1-33

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved