Category:Booths
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[[File:booths-green-wmbley-backstamp.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The backstamp of a Booths Cup of Knowledge]] | [[File:booths-green-wmbley-backstamp.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The backstamp of a Booths Cup of Knowledge]] | ||
| - | Booths was a pottery company in Tunstall, England, circa 1891 - circa 1948. Beginning in 1906, pieces were typically marked "Booths Silicon China" with a crown emblem. | + | Booths was a pottery company in Tunstall, England, circa 1891 - circa 1948. Beginning in 1906, pieces were typically marked "Booths Silicon China" with a crown emblem. |
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| + | Booths was one of the six British pottery companies that joined forces during the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 - 1925 to craft [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|"The Cup of Knowledge"]] divination tea cups and saucers. Booths also offered souvenir-marked [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|"The Cup of Knowledge"]] sets to the [[:Category:Dunedin Exhibition New Zealand|Dunedin Exhibition in New Zealand]]. | ||
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| + | Booths cups marked for the exhibition came in two shapes, a plain rounded cup and a shape characterized by a raised ridged band around the exterior. They are glazed with bright plain-colour exteriors and black edge-trim. The ivory Booths cups are either plain or have an applied band of formal gilded trim. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:54, 12 June 2020
Booths was a pottery company in Tunstall, England, circa 1891 - circa 1948. Beginning in 1906, pieces were typically marked "Booths Silicon China" with a crown emblem.
Booths was one of the six British pottery companies that joined forces during the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 - 1925 to craft "The Cup of Knowledge" divination tea cups and saucers. Booths also offered souvenir-marked "The Cup of Knowledge" sets to the Dunedin Exhibition in New Zealand.
Booths cups marked for the exhibition came in two shapes, a plain rounded cup and a shape characterized by a raised ridged band around the exterior. They are glazed with bright plain-colour exteriors and black edge-trim. The ivory Booths cups are either plain or have an applied band of formal gilded trim.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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Pages in category "Booths"
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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- Booths Cup of Knowledge Blue Wembley Exhibition
- Booths Cup of Knowledge Green Wembley Exhibition
- Booths Cup of Knowledge Ivory Gilt Wembley Exhibition
- Booths Cup of Knowledge Orange Wembley Exhibition
- Booths Cup of Knowledge Yellow Rounded Wembley Exhibition Australian Pavilion
- Booths Cup of Knowledge Yellow Wembley Exhibition
