Crested china: Difference between revisions

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<font size=5><center>'''Heraldic or Crested China'''</center></font>

Crested china is the name for small porcelain souvenirs printed with civic arms from the early 20th century. These small items were issued in a large number of shapes and sizes, but were generally only a few cm high. They were issued by a number of companies in the United Kingdom and were enormously popular. There are therefore tens of thousands of these small items known. Below a small collection of such items. Click on the images for a larger image. ~~See also : http://www.gosscollectorsclub.org/~~

Crested china is the name for small porcelain souvenirs printed with civic arms from the early 20th century typical for United Kingdom. It is part of the larger category of [[Heraldic souvenir ware]]. These small items were issued in a large number of shapes and sizes, but were generally only a few cm high. They were issued by a number of companies in the United Kingdom and were enormously popular. There are therefore tens of thousands of these small items known. Below a small collection of such items. Click on the images for a larger image.

The main company, Goss, also issued [[Goss postcards|postcards]] with heraldic china.

The main company, Goss, also issued [[Goss postcards|postcards]] with heraldic china. See also : http://www.gosscollectorsclub.org/

These items can be catalogued/listed in many ways; by producer, by type of figure, by size, by date or by the coats of arms. As this is an heraldic site, the latter was chosen.

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 <font size=5><center>'''Heraldic or Crested China'''</center></font>
-Crested china is the name for small porcelain souvenirs printed with civic arms from the early 20th century. These small items were issued in a large number of shapes and sizes, but were generally only a few cm high. They were issued by a number of companies in the United Kingdom and were enormously popular. There are therefore tens of thousands of these small items known. Below a small collection of such items. Click on the images for a larger image. See also : http://www.gosscollectorsclub.org/
+Crested china is the name for small porcelain souvenirs printed with civic arms from the early 20th century typical for United Kingdom. It is part of the larger category of [[Heraldic souvenir ware]].  These small items were issued in a large number of shapes and sizes, but were generally only a few cm high. They were issued by a number of companies in the United Kingdom and were enormously popular. There are therefore tens of thousands of these small items known. Below a small collection of such items. Click on the images for a larger image.
-The main company, Goss, also issued [[Goss postcards|postcards]] with heraldic china.
+The main company, Goss, also issued [[Goss postcards|postcards]] with heraldic china. See also : http://www.gosscollectorsclub.org/
 These items can be catalogued/listed in many ways; by producer, by type of figure, by size, by date or by the coats of arms. As this is an heraldic site, the latter was chosen.

Crested china: Difference between revisions

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