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Pattern description:
This is likely the most famous of all the known White Star Line patterns.
Basically an Art Nouveau design with hand applied enameling in turquoise blue.
The "hearts, tongues and tendrils" are brown (the reproductions
produced for Cameron's Titanic used gold for these designs). Gold
appears only lining the edge of the rim on original items. The center
logo, which consists of the line's house flag with name on a banner below,
is red and brown. Though indeed used on board Titanic, this pattern
appeared earlier, well before Titanic's construction and launch, and was
used in First Class on other White Star passenger vessels. The pattern
registry numbers which appear on our (temporarily) demi cup and saucer
are: 117214 (1889) and 324028 (1898). Recently (10/02) offered at
eBay, a pair of A.D. cups and saucers with the personal burgee of the
owner of an Australian yacht (Stormy Petrel) replacing the WSL house flag,
but otherwise identical.
Pattern notes: See pattern number 12 below for the
brown enameled version of this china.
Submitted by: Titanic Concepts, Inc./Steve Santini; Cabin
Class Collectibles
Contributors:
Resources: Restaurant
China, Vols. 1 and 2 by Barbara Conroy |
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