Antique Coffee Cans and Saucers with Unique Handles
Three coffee cans and a saucer bow, Chamberlain or Grainger Worcester, Caughley, circa 1750s-60s, all unmarked, a blanc-de-chine prunus moulded cup with bluish glaze and a typical bow works handle and a similar saucer in a creamy glaze, with small firing crack; a Hamilton flute can with a ring handle and blue and gold decoration; and a Caughley pagoda pattern fluted can with characteristic handle
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Firing Crack - A firing crack is a crack in a porcelain or stoneware item that occurs whilst the item is in the kiln.They are usually caused by faulty design, where one part is thicker than the surrounding area, and being thicker it cools more slowly, setting up a stress with the surrounding area. Firing cracks are not often seen on modern mass produced porcelain, as the damaged items are discarded during prooduction. However they are seen in earlier items and artisan-produced objects.
- Coffee Can - A coffee can is a cup for holding coffee, but of a cylindrical shape rather than the waisted shape of traditional cups. They were in use at the end of the 18th century and in the early 19th century.
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