Bridgwood Cup of Knowledge Rockrose Cistus

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[[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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[[Category:Bridgwood|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.  
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.  
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.  
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<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent
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<br><b>The Mystic Tea Room</b></i>
[[Category:Bridgwood]]
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Bridgwood Rockrose Cistus set side
Bridgwood Rockrose Cistus set top
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.


catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room

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