Saucer

White ironstone china saucer, with a brown line around the rim. 'PORT LINE' is transfer-printed in brown on a ribbon on the edge (AAA5901-AAA5907 are a similar design). The maker's name 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: AAA5906
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Saucer
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Furnivals Ltd
Date made: before 1968
People: Port Line Ltd; Furnivals Ltd Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Brooks Collection
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 125 mm