Category:Nelros
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[[File:Aynsley-nelros-book-c4.jpg|thumb|300px|right|1904 Nelros advertisement for the Good Luck range, indicating that the pottery manufacturer is Aynsley]] | [[File:Aynsley-nelros-book-c4.jpg|thumb|300px|right|1904 Nelros advertisement for the Good Luck range, indicating that the pottery manufacturer is Aynsley]] | ||
| - | Nelros was a china designer and marketer specializing in novelty ware in the era between 1900 and 1920. The name Nelros | + | Nelros was a china designer and marketer specializing in novelty ware in the era between 1900 and 1920. The name Nelros derives from the designer's name, Neville Ross. The Nelros insignia is a stylized NR monogram that bears a passing resemblance to the "Eye of Horus" design found on ancient Egyptian amulets. All Nelros products, whether backstamped as such or not, were manufactured by [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]], and after Nelros ceased business, some of the Nelros products continued to be manufactured and sold as Aynsley ware, with their transfer designs applied to regular Aynsley shapes. |
| - | Nelros was a pioneer in the field of marked cups. While not the earliest (John Hanley, in America, beat | + | Nelros was a pioneer in the field of marked cups. While not the earliest (John Hanley, in America, beat Nelros by six years), the Nelros [[Cup_of_Fortune_(1904)_Nelros_/_Aynsley|Cup of Fortune]] was the first [[:Category:Symbol Cups and Saucers|symbol cup]] plus [[:Category:Astrology Cups and Saucers|astrology cup]] and the first to contain [[:Category:Poetry on Cups and Saucers|poetry on the cup]]. |
| - | In addition to two lines of divinatory and magical cups -- the [[:Category:Good Luck|Good Luck]] and the [[Cup of Fortune (1904) Nelros / Aynsley|Cup of Fortune]] -- Nelros also marketed a series of delicate cup and saucer combinations in | + | In addition to two lines of divinatory and magical cups -- the [[:Category:Good Luck|Good Luck]] and the [[Cup of Fortune (1904) Nelros / Aynsley|Cup of Fortune]] -- Nelros also marketed a series of delicate cup and saucer combinations in which the saucer was extended to hold a tea cake or small sandwich. These sets, officially called "At Home" sets, but also colloquially referred to as "tennis," or "sandwich" sets, were usually decorated with floral patterns. One is shown here, despite the fact that it is not a tasseomancy set. |
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 21 August 2021
Nelros was a china designer and marketer specializing in novelty ware in the era between 1900 and 1920. The name Nelros derives from the designer's name, Neville Ross. The Nelros insignia is a stylized NR monogram that bears a passing resemblance to the "Eye of Horus" design found on ancient Egyptian amulets. All Nelros products, whether backstamped as such or not, were manufactured by Aynsley, and after Nelros ceased business, some of the Nelros products continued to be manufactured and sold as Aynsley ware, with their transfer designs applied to regular Aynsley shapes.
Nelros was a pioneer in the field of marked cups. While not the earliest (John Hanley, in America, beat Nelros by six years), the Nelros Cup of Fortune was the first symbol cup plus astrology cup and the first to contain poetry on the cup.
In addition to two lines of divinatory and magical cups -- the Good Luck and the Cup of Fortune -- Nelros also marketed a series of delicate cup and saucer combinations in which the saucer was extended to hold a tea cake or small sandwich. These sets, officially called "At Home" sets, but also colloquially referred to as "tennis," or "sandwich" sets, were usually decorated with floral patterns. One is shown here, despite the fact that it is not a tasseomancy set.
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See Also
- Tea Cup Makers and Markers
- Tea Cup Names, Official and Unofficial
- Tea Cups by Style of Divination
- Nations of Origin
- Specially-Marked Commemoratives
- Design Patents
Subcategories
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Pages in category "Nelros"
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