Part of a miniature tea service

Dateca. 1790

Maker Wedgwood (Est. 1759)

OriginEngland, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent

MediumStoneware, unglazed (caneware) with green

DimensionsCoffee cup: 1 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 Saucer: 3 3/8

Credit LineAcquisition partially funded by Mrs. Wesley Wright, Jr.; Vintage Ladies of Williamsburg; Stuart Brown Family

Object number2010-119,8A&B

DescriptionCaneware coffee cup with vertical fluted sides meant to mimic a bundle of bamboo, surrounded by green bands and borders. Simple handle is highlighted in green. Caneware saucer molded on the exterior in a similar way to the cup.
Label TextThis service is made of caneware, a type of dry-bodied stoneware that was produced by Wedgwood and was quite popular in the late eighteenth century. It is child-sized and complete with a tray. The service would have been used partially as an aid to instruct children in the proper use of tea equipage.
MarkingsImpressed "WEDGWOOD"
ProvenancePreviously owned by Simon Spero, London, UK

Formerly owned by The Old Salem Toy Museum