Cup

White ironstone china cup with a brown line around the rim and handle. 'PORT LINE' is transfer-printed in brown on a ribbon on the side (AAA5879-AAA5882 are a similar design). The maker's mark is printed on the base. This pattern was described by the donor, a purser with Port Line, as the 'Breakfast service'. The Port Line carried refrigerated cargo from Australia and New Zealand and manufactured goods on the outward journey; their ships also carried passengers. Blue Star and Port Lines operated under one management as Blue Star Port Lines from 1968.

Object Details

ID: AAA5880
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cup
Display location: Not on display
Creator: W. H. Grindley & Co Ltd; W. H. Grindley & Co Ltd
Date made: 1954-1968
People: Port Line Ltd; W. H. Grindley & Co Ltd Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Brooks Collection
Measurements: Overall: 65 x 110 x 85 mm