Services
The decoration on both of these services would have appealed to their purchaser, Queen Alexandra. The lower tea service, known as a tête à tête, would have allowed two confidantes to take tea in an elegant manner, whilst the encrusted forget-me-nots with their scrolling stems may have reflected the relationship between the drinkers. The service on the higher shelf is decorated with garden flowers including roses, wallflowers, sweet peas and daisies, all painted in loose bouquets.
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Coffee pot (part of a cabaret service) c.1774-1814
Hard-paste porcelain | 15.8 x 13.3 x 9.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 39866
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Tray (part of a cabaret service) c.1774-1814
Hard-paste porcelain | 3.5 x 36.5 x 27.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 39867
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Sugar bowl and cover (part of a cabaret service) c.1774-1814
Hard-paste porcelain | 9.7 x 7.8 x 7.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 39865
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Cup and saucer 1763-73
Hard-paste porcelain | 4.7 x 13.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 39869
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Milk jug and cover (part of a cabaret service) c.1774-1814
Hard-paste porcelain | 11.0 x 10.7 x 6.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 39868
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Hard-paste porcelain | 4.3 x 44.3 x 29.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 7661
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Hard-paste porcelain | 17.5 x 14.5 x 12.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 7662
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Hard-paste porcelaiin | 9.0 x 9.3 x 8.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 7663
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Hard-paste porcelain | RCIN 7665
