Large Coalport Porcelain Two-Handled Tankard – Floral Design and Gilt Monogram – c1895

Description

Heading : Coalport Large Two-Handled Tankard – Floral Design and Gilt Monogram
Date : c1895
Period : Late Victorian

Marks : None
Origin : Coalport (nr. Ironbridge). Shropshire
Colour : Gilt embellishments and polychrome image
Pattern : Gilt cartouche of hops and barley around monogram GC; floral design to reverse

Features: Sprigged handles. the feature which identifies this as a Coalport piece
Condition : Excellent; kiln spit to the base rim and a thin line of glaze shrinkage around the inside; very minor gilt loss
Restoration : none
Dimensions : 13.6 cm tall – 12.0 cm diameter – has a capacity of one and three quarter pints
Weight : 795 grams

References: Coalport 1795-1926 (Michael Messenger 1995) pp 340-343