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.

Object Details

ID: AAA5911
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cup
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: 60 x 85 x 60 mm