Teacup and saucer with View of Gentlemen's Cabin with ship in the interior (from the Boston Mails Series)
Manufacturer
J. and T. Edwards
(English)
CultureEnglish
Date1840-1851
MediumEarthenware with pink transfer print
DimensionsOverall (Cup): 2 9/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (6.5 × 10 × 9 cm)
Overall (Saucer): 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (2 × 12 cm)
MarkingsImpressed Boston Mails above steam ship
DescriptionTeacup and saucer from the "Boston Mails" series. The cup depicts a scene of a gentleman's cabin on an ocean liner. On the inside rim a transfer print portraying the ship. The saucer shows another variation of the gentlmens cabin with 3 figures sitting at a table. The rim of the sauce also portrays the image of a ship.
Boston Mails Series
The Boston Mails series depicts views of steamships from the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company. In 1840 Canadian Samuel Cunard (1787-1865) of Halifax, Nova Scotia was the first to cross the Atlantic with a fleet of wooden paddle-wheelers – steam replaced sails – carrying the royal mails, and following regular schedules. Sir William Edward Parry awarded Cunard the £60 contract in 1830 because he promised to deliver the mail with a schedule and punctuality similar to the railway trains. Three different potters celebrated Cunard's achievements who formed a partnership with a Scotsman and built four ships: Britannia, Acadia, Caledonia and Columbia. Though reflecting contact with Boston, this pattern was popular in Canada, appearing in Toronto in the 1840s.
Boston Mails Series
The Boston Mails series depicts views of steamships from the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company. In 1840 Canadian Samuel Cunard (1787-1865) of Halifax, Nova Scotia was the first to cross the Atlantic with a fleet of wooden paddle-wheelers – steam replaced sails – carrying the royal mails, and following regular schedules. Sir William Edward Parry awarded Cunard the £60 contract in 1830 because he promised to deliver the mail with a schedule and punctuality similar to the railway trains. Three different potters celebrated Cunard's achievements who formed a partnership with a Scotsman and built four ships: Britannia, Acadia, Caledonia and Columbia. Though reflecting contact with Boston, this pattern was popular in Canada, appearing in Toronto in the 1840s.
Credit LineThe Barbara and James Moscovich Collection of Canadian Historical China
Object numberG13.15.22a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English EarthenwareCollections
Status
Not on view
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1841-1851
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