A Cup or a Mug of Tea? - a photo on Flickriver

            In 1935 King George V and Queen Mary celebrated their Silver Jubilee, twenty-five years on the throne between 1910 and 1935.  Britain and the colonies; the “Empire upon which the sun never set”, celebrated.  The Royal Family had never been so popular, and Jubilee Ware was produced for a Royalty Ware hungry population by every china manufacturer.  Since Britain was a tea drinking nation, cups, mugs, teapots and plates were amongst some of the most popular pieces which were sold in their millions; from expensive high end examples to mass manufactured pieces

These examples of Jubilee Ware feature the same design of King George and Queen Mary with the flags and shields of the British Empire, yet they are made by two different manufacturers.  The mug and the two plates are made by the Aynsley Bone China Company of England, whilst the teapot, teacup with flag handle and saucer are made by Burleigh Ware Company of England.  The teapot is especially unusual and distinctly Art Deco in style. 

This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”.  A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.

This week the theme, “a cup of tea” was chosen by, 

These tea items were used during a time of celebration when King George and Queen Mary celebrated their Silver Jubilee, and then during a time of difficulties when the Second World War followed just a few years later.  

Aynsley China Ltd. was a British manufacturer of bone china tableware, giftware and commemorative items.  The company was founded in 1775 by John Aynsley in Lane End, Longton, Staffordshire.  In 1861 his grandson John Aynsley built the historic Portland Works on Sutherland Road, Longton, Staffordshire.  The company's profitability made it a desirable acquisition.  In June 1970 Spode put in a bid, this was then topped in July by Denbyware.  Discussions then followed with Waterford Glass and a one million pound bid was agreed. In 1970 John Aynsley and Sons was taken over by Waterford and renamed Aynsley China Ltd.  In the 1970s the brand was a favourite choice among Britain's Romany and travelling communities, who displayed china in their caravans as a status symbol.  The company is a favoured supplier of the British royal family.  Both Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales, chose Aynsley china as wedding presents from the British china industry.  In 1987 Waterford sold the company in order to focus the group's fine china sales on the worldwide Wedgwood brand.  In May 1997, Aynsley China was acquired by The Belleek Pottery Group in Ireland.  The company closed its Stoke-on-Trent factory in September 2014. 
 
Burleigh was founded in 1851 as Hulme & Booth in Burslem, Stafordshire, named after the founders, and then renamed ‘Burgess & Leigh’, after names of the new owners when the pottery changed hands in 1862. Until the 1920s, it primarily produced toiletware, but expanded its tableware ranges in the 1920s and 1930s, and these are regarded as the firm's golden years. The new brightly decorated, hand-painted and enamelled designs were very popular, with most patterns being designed by art director Harold Bennett. Other designers included Charles Wilkes, Ernest Baily and Charlotte Rhead who was employed from 1926 to 1931. Their range of jugs with sculptural handles in the form of animals, birds and figures are as popular with collectors today as they were with the 1930s public. The business was sold in 1999 and then again in 2010 when it was acquired by the company producing Denby Pottery.

Taken on: March 28, 2020

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