Cup

White ironstone china coffee cup, with a brown line around the rim. 'PORT LINE' is transfer-printed in brown on a ribbon on the side. 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: AAA5899
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cup
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: before 1968
People: Port Line Ltd; Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Brooks Collection
Measurements: Overall: 60 x 80 x 60 mm