Tea Bowl, hybrid hard paste, probably Thomas Rose, Coalport, c.1800

This tea bowl is painted in colourful enamels with a swagged border of leafy floral sprigs and sprays, suspended from a red zig-zag line. The exterior is painted with a double rose spray and scattered flower and leaf sprigs. This type of decoration is clearly influenced by Chinese export wares of this period.

This pattern was used by both John and Thomas Rose at Coalport. Examples are illustrated in Michael Berthoud's A Cabinet of British Creamers (plate 375), and Berthoud and Maskell's A Directory of British Teapots (plate 578). The John Rose example bears the pattern number 60. This pattern is also similar to the unidentified pattern formerly described as New Hall u52.

Condition: Excellent - the colourful enamels are clear and bright, and there is no damage or restoration.

Dimensions: Diameter 3 1/2" (8.9cm); Height 2" (5cm)

New Hall & Its Imitators, David Holgate, Faber (1971).

New Hall Patterns of the Hard Paste Period - comparions with similar patterns used by contemporary factories, Pat Preller (2005).

A Cabinet of British Creamers, Michael Berthoud, (Micawber Publications, 1999).

A Directory of British Teapots, Michael Berthoud & Richard Maskell, (Micawber Publications, 2006).