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Tea service

Tea service
 1873

Medium
porcelain, leather, satin, wood, brass
Measurements
(a) 15.1 × 47.2 × 33.9 cm (closed) (case)
(b-c) 7.3 × 14.2 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(d-e) 7.4 × 14.0 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(f-g) 7.2 × 14.0 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(h-i) 7.2 × 13.9 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(j-k) 7.2 × 14.0 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(l-m) 6.6 × 14.0 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
Inscription
(a) printed in ink on accompanying paper label: (Prince of Wales coat-of-arms) / MORTLOCK. / 203 & 204 OXFORD ST (dot under T) / 31,ORCHARD ST (Dot under T) W.
punched in lock on top of base c.: BRAMAH LONDON
(c) impressed in base l.c.: (diagonal T) (diagonal T) / (diamond) / (inverted diagonal T) (inverted diagonal T) / MINTONS
(e) impressed in base c.: MINTONS / (circle) (diagonal T) (diagonal T) / (diamond) / (inverted diagonal T) (inverted diagonal T)
(g) impressed in base c.: MINTONS / (circle) (diagonal T) (diagonal T) / (diamond) / (inverted diagonal T) (inverted diagonal T)
(i) impressed in base c.: (circle) (diagonal T) (diagonal T) / (diamond) / (inverted diagonal T) (inverted diagonal T) / MINTONS
(k) impressed in base c.: MINTON / (diagonal T) (diagonal T) / (diamond) / (inverted diagonal T) (inverted diagonal T)
printed in gold on base: (2 flags) (semicircle) / JOHN MORTLOCK (in a banner) / MINTON (in a banner) (horizontally over globe) / OXFORD ST (dot under T) & ORCHARDS St (dot under T) (in a banner)
(m) impressed in base c.: MINTON / (diagonal T) (diagonal T) / (diamond) / (inverted diagonal T) (inverted diagonal T)
Accession Number
2009.85.a-m
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson and Colin Lane through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2009
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display