Bowl

White, ironstone china bowl, with a brown line around the rim. 'PORT LINE' is transfer-printed in brown on a ribbon on the edge (AAA5924-AAA5932 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: AAA5924
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bowl
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wedgwood & Co Ltd
Date made: After 1962
People: Port Line Ltd; Wedgwood & Co Ltd Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Brooks Collection
Measurements: Overall: 30 x 195 mm