{"id":8705,"date":"2014-05-17T09:22:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=8705"},"modified":"2014-05-17T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T13:22:58","slug":"miniature-coalport-cup-saucer-c-1900","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=8705","title":{"rendered":"Miniature Coalport cup &#038; saucer, c.1900"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This minute bone china porcelain cup &amp; saucer duo, made at the turn of the 20th century at the Coalport factory in <span style=\"color: #252525;\">Shropshire, England,<\/span>\u00a0has some of the smallest metal staple repairs I have ever seen. It has printed Japanese style floral decoration in the Japanese Imari palette, consisting of\u00a0iron red, cobalt blue and gilt enamels. Both\u00a0pieces are marked with a green stamp on the underside, dating them\u00a0to 1890-1920. The saucer measures 3-1\/4&#8243; in diameter and the cup stands\u00a0nearly 1-1\/2&#8243; \u00a0high with an opening of 2&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p>After the dainty saucer fell to the floor, breaking into six small fragments, it was brought to a china mender\u00a0who pieced the puzzle back together.\u00a0Using 10 custom made metal staples, the smallest being a mere 1\/4&#8243; long, the saucer was once again able to function as a support to the tiny cup it carried. Imagine the\u00a0nimble\u00a0fingers capable of creating such fine work!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7144.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8815\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7144.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7144\" width=\"400\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7144.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7144-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8816\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7147.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7147\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7147.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7147-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7147-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8817\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71501.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7150\" width=\"400\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71501.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71501-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71501-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8818\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7154.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7154\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7154.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7154-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71521.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8820\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71521.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7152\" width=\"400\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71521.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71521-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This minute bone china porcelain cup &amp; saucer duo, made at the turn of the 20th century at the Coalport factory in Shropshire, England,\u00a0has some of the smallest metal staple repairs I have ever seen. It has printed Japanese style floral decoration in the Japanese Imari palette, consisting of\u00a0iron red, cobalt blue and gilt enamels. 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