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Title: Not glass but made for Whitefriars
Post by: yesvil on July 08, 2010, 11:24:33 AM

Anyone know the story with this?

I Have two of them in a presentation box although I think it was designed for one. They seam to be smallish saucers, did they come with glass cups? seems odd.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4773529891_77e88ee6f7_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4774168372_900ac7c590_b.jpg

Title: Re: Not glass but made for Whitefriars
Post by: vidrioguapo on July 08, 2010, 12:43:06 PM

Around 1906, Whitefriars commissioned  Wedgwood  tableware to complement their glassware, not sure how long this continued but in 1910 Wedgwood transferred their showroom to "merge" with Whitefriars.  I don't know much about other designs, but yours is illustrated in the Museum of London book and described as "hand painted revived eighteenth century borders"

Title: Re: Not glass but made for Whitefriars
Post by: yesvil on July 08, 2010, 01:13:56 PM

Thanks vidrioguapo that's very informative.

Title: Re: Not glass but made for Whitefriars
Post by: johnphilip on July 09, 2010, 12:03:14 PM

They did whole Dinner services including tureens , i have a tureen just as an example . jp

Title: Re: Not glass but made for Whitefriars
Post by: chopin-liszt on July 10, 2010, 10:46:16 AM

And I gave my wee brother a plate with exactly the same markings on the base - the plate itself is a Daisy Makaig-Jones bleu-souffle background with a gilded dragon. 
Not the sort of thing you'd put into everyday use.