Cup
White ironstone china coffee cup with a brown line around the rim and handle. 'PORT LINE' is transfer-printed in brown on a ribbon on the side (AAA5908-AAA5911 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.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5908 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Cup |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Furnivals Ltd |
Date made: | before 1968 |
People: | Furnivals Ltd; Port Line Ltd Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Brooks Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 60 x 85 x 60 mm |