This coffee cup is decorated with an attractive and restrained gilt design.

The wide loop handle is of the characteristic Spode-type with square bottom attachment.

For years the identity of the manufacturer known only as Factory Z was a mystery. Certainly they produced good quality wares from c.1795-1815. Nowdays, Thomas Wolfe is generally believed to have been the maker in question.

Condition: Very Good - no chips, cracks or restoration. The gilding is in excellent condition. There is a small firing crack inside the cup, dating from the time of manufacture. There is also some faint crazing to the glaze, a result of the manufacturing process of this soft greyish body, and entirely typical of Thomas Wolfe porcelain from this early period.

Dimensions: Height " (cm)

Geoffrey A. Godden, Staffordshire Porcelain (Granada, 1983).