Description
| Product ID: | 9780747806950 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Title: | British Tea and Coffee Cups, 1745-1940 |
| Authors: | Author: Steve Goss |
| Page Count: | 56 |
| Subjects: | Non-graphic and electronic art forms, Non-graphic art forms, Antiques, vintage and collectables: ceramics, glass and other related items, Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts, Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass, Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Charts the development of tea and coffee cups, providing information on the methods of decoration, influential factories and designers. This book guides readers on how to identify the dates of particular patterns, as well as listing a number of museums and auction houses where these ornamental cups can be discovered. Tea and coffee cups have been made in Britain since the middle of the eighteenth century and can be found in a vast array of decorative designs, reflecting the changing fashions of society as well as the advances made in the manufacturing process. This book charts the development of tea and coffee cups over 200 years, providing information on the methods of decoration, influential factories and designers. Steven Goss guides the reader on how to identify the dates of particular patterns, as well as listing a number of museums and auction houses where these ornamental cups can be discovered. |
| Imprint Name: | Shire Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-10-08 |
