Portmeirion Sporting Scenes Jumbo Cup And Saucer, SPS14
Portmeirion

A Vintage Portmeirion Jumbo Cup And Saucer In The Sporting Scenes Design.

A Jumbo cup and saucer in the Sporting Scences design. An early piece of Portmeirion vintage pottery. There is some age related crazing to the cup, please see the photographs.

Approx Dimensions:-

Cup

3.5 in (9 cm) tall

4.75 in (12 cm) diam

Saucer 

7.75 in (20 cm) diam

Sporting Scenes

During the late eighteenth century, Thomas Bewick was one of the most recognisable and talented wood engravers. His illustrations of his beloved country life were freely available copyright free. Susan Williams-Ellis made use of some of his illustrations, turning them into her 'Country Life' and 'Sporting Scenes' designs. Although some of these had previously been used at Kirkham's before the takeover, Susan gave them a new lease of life by re-working the Sporting Scenes designs and placing them on her contemporary and revamped Victorian shaped pottery in 1963. The 'Country Life' designs were less popular and were fazed out after a decade, but 'Sporting Scenes' continued on until the early 1970's being printed in black on various colours, including turquoise, orange and acid yellow, on a wide range of shapes.