IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 279204 accession number: C.20A-C-2020 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Thursday 17 December 2020 updated: Monday 4 August 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Trio in 'Quail' shape, with maroon 'Lion and Unicorn' Festival of Britain pattern. Teacup (A), bone china, with slightly everted rim, raised on small flared foot; with loop handle. Interior decorated with a maroon coating with sgrafitto rampant lion. Gold band encircles the maroon, towards the rim of the cup; gold crown above the lion; gold spots to the outside; thin gold line down handle and around footrim. Saucer (B), bone china, circular with recessed centre. Decorated on the upper side with a wide maroon band with sgrafitto design of two streamers. Gold band encircles the maroon, towards the rim. One streamer finished in black. Flat within gutter inside footrim. Side plate (C), bone china, circular with indented centre and slightly convex sides. Decorated on the upper side with a maroon coating with sgrafitto design of a dancing unicorn and two streamers at the centre. Gold band encircles the maroon, towards the rim of the plate; gold touches to unicorns horn and hooves. One streamer finished in black. object type: Bone china, moulded, aerographed in maroon enamel, decorated with sgrafitto, black enamel and gold object type: Bone china, moulded, aerographed in maroon enamel, decorated with sgrafitto, black enamel and gold. title: Trio NOTES ----- type: history note value: Formerly in the collection of Susie Cooper; bequeathed to her son, Timothy Barker, who gave it to the Museum. LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Timothy Barker, son of Susie Cooper and Cecil Barker STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/279204 TECHNIQUES ---------- moulded TECHNIQUES ---------- painted TECHNIQUES ---------- aerographed TECHNIQUES ---------- sgraffito TECHNIQUES ---------- glazed CATEGORIES ------ category: bone china DATING ------ creation date: 1951 - 1951 creation date earliest: 1951 creation date latest: 1951 culture: 20th Century, Mid CREATORS -------- maker: Cooper, Susie maker: Susie Cooper China Ltd. CITATIONS -------- Susie Cooper: a pioneer of modern design Susie Cooper Susie Cooper: an elegant affair Susie Cooper Productions --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/1/126/692/large_C_20A_C_2020_1_202003_kly25_dc1.jpg height: 593 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/1/126/692/mid_C_20A_C_2020_1_202003_kly25_dc1.jpg height: 289 pixels width: 499 pixels surrogate: original location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/C.20A-C-2020_1_202003_kly25_dc1.jpg surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/1/126/692/preview_C_20A_C_2020_1_202003_kly25_dc1.jpg height: 145 pixels width: 250 pixels