Skip to main content

Coffee service: C.266.1-7-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Portmeirion Pottery
Designer: Williams-Ellis, Susan

Entities

Categories

Description

Coffee set, comprising a coffee pot, milk jug, sugar basin, and four cups and saucers of 'cylinder shape'. White earthenware transfer-printed with 'Black Diamond' pattern; the saucers and coffee pot's lid glazed black overall.

Legal notes

Given by N. J. Zolman

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2015) by Zolman, N. J.

Dating

20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Production date: circa AD 1963

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Printing
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Reserved in white on turquoise oval

  • Text: Portmeirion Pottery/Stoke-on-Trent/Made in England
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.266.1-7-2015
Primary reference Number: 207203
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 2 December 2015 Updated: Tuesday 29 November 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Coffee service" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/207203 Accessed: 2024-12-18 15:00:16

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/207203 |title=Coffee service |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 15:00:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-207203

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...