Description
An award winning exquisitely handcrafted fine bone china teacup and saucer featuring characters from A Rake’s Progress III – The Orgy, with hand painted 22kt burnished gold details, both luxurious and dishwasher friendly.
Designed in collaboration with the Sir John Soane’s Museum to accompany the museum’s Hogarth: Place and Progress exhibition. The design went on to win the Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2020.
Inspired by William Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress, the series of eight paintings created in 1734 tell the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who follows a path of vice and self destruction after inheriting a fortune from his miserly father, finally ending up deranged and penniless in Bedlam, after his failure to establish himself in society.
Made in Stoke-on-Trent, England’s pottery heartland, each piece from the Melody Rose collection is handmade keeping at it’s heart the tremendous quality that made Britain renowned for its ceramics. Durable enough for every day use, the gilding and glorious detail also make them perfect for the grandest occasions.
Perfect for use everyday though washing by hand will help prevent hand gilded gold trim fading over time.
Dimensions:
Teacup dimensions = H6cm x W10cm
Saucer dimensions = W14cm
Based on ‘A Rake’s Progress III The Orgy’ 1732-1734 by William Hogarth
Copyright: Sir John Soane’s Museum. Image used with permission of Sir John Soane’s Museum
Every purchase supports the Sir John Soane’s Museum
