Bridgwood Cup of Knowledge Rockrose Cistus
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[[File:bridgwood-rockrose-cistus-set-side.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridgwood Rockrose Cistus set side]] | [[File:bridgwood-rockrose-cistus-set-side.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridgwood Rockrose Cistus set side]] | ||
[[File:bridgwood-rockrose-cistus-set-top.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridgwood Rockrose Cistus set top]] | [[File:bridgwood-rockrose-cistus-set-top.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridgwood Rockrose Cistus set top]] | ||
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| + | Bridgwood was one of the six [[Category:Made in England|English potteries]] that joined the consortium that built a reto-style bottle kiln at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembly in 1924 - 1925 and co-licensed the [[Category:Cartomancy Cups and Saucers|cartomancy]] design of the [[Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge]]. For reasons unknown to me, Bridgwood [[Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge]] sets are less common than those by some of the other potteries. | ||
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| + | This cup features the design of a Cistus or Rock Rose in addition to the 52 playing cards. You can tell it is a Bridgewood by its slightly "squished" looking handle, a characteristic shpe of that manufacturer. | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 5 September 2020
Bridgwood was one of the six that joined the consortium that built a reto-style bottle kiln at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembly in 1924 - 1925 and co-licensed the design of the. For reasons unknown to me, Bridgwood sets are less common than those by some of the other potteries.
This cup features the design of a Cistus or Rock Rose in addition to the 52 playing cards. You can tell it is a Bridgewood by its slightly "squished" looking handle, a characteristic shpe of that manufacturer.
