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Tea service

Tea service
 1882-1884

Medium
porcelain, silver, leather, silk, wood, brass
Measurements
(a) 14.7 × 37.0 × 42.2 cm (closed) (box)
(b-c) 12.1 × 17.8 × 11.2 cm (overall) (teapot)
(d-e) 11.3 × 11.3 × 9.4 cm (overall) (sugarbowl)
(g-h) 6.5 × 11.5 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(i-j) 6.6 × 11.5 diameter (overall)(cup and saucer)
(k-l) 6.4 × 11.6 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
(m-n) 6.2 × 11.5 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
Inscription
(a) embossed in gold inside left lid c.: (England coat of arms) R.Stewart. / BY APPOINTMENT / TO THE QUEEN / GLASGLOW.
embossed in gold inside right lid c.: (England coat of arms) R.Stewart. / BY APPOINTMENT / TO THE QUEEN / GLASGLOW.
(b) printed in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
(c) printed in purple inside lid c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
(d) printed (vertically) in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
(e) painted (vertically) in gold inside lid c.r.: RS / l / l
(f) printed (diagonally) in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
(g) printed in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / U
(h) printed (vertically) in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / U
impressed (diagonally) in base c. T12
impressed (vertically) in base c.: (crown) / ll / = (circle) = / ll (all in a circle)
(i) printed (diagonally) in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
painted (vertically) in gold on base c.r.: RS
(j) painted (vertically) in red on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / V
impressed (inverted) in base c.: U3
impressed (vertically) in base c. : (crown) / (four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle)
(k) printed (diagonally) in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
painted (vertically) in gold on base c.r.: RS
(l) printed (diagonally) in red on base c. (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / V
impressed (vertically) in base c.: (crown) / ll / = (circle) = / ll (all in a circle)
impressed in base c. T12
(m) printed in green on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / T
(n) printed in maroon on base c.: (crown) / (crescent) 51 (within four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle) / V
impressed (diagonally) in base c.: (crown) / (four interlocking Ws) (all in a circle)
Accession Number
2009.109.a-n
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