Crested china
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 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/
The main company, Goss, also issued postcards with heraldic china.
In the overview below the name of the arms is mentioned, followed by the name of producer, name of item (when specified) and the height in mm, or, in some cases, the length (marked as (l)).
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Index of the site
UK
Arbroath
unmarked
53 mmBath
Savoy
30 mmBedford
Willow
Bunyans chair
91 mmBelfast
Goss
Swiss milk bucket
58 mmBexhill-on-Sea
Gemma China
58 mmBirmingham
Carlton
75 mmBlackpool
Goss
65 mmBoscombe
Shelley
Roman urn
50 mmBradford
English
48 mmBrecon
Shelley
Glastonbury vase
48 mmBrighton
Grafton
Roman vase
62 mmBristol
Willow
80 mmBuxton
Victoria
57 mmChiswick
Arcadian
61 mm (l)Clacton-on-Sea
Goss
Irish Mather
75 mmClevedon
O.S.L.
36 mmColchester
Unmarked
114 mm (l)Coventry
Unmarked
40 mmCowes
Carlton China
5 mmCromer
Rounce & Worthley
63 mmDartmouth
Carlton
45 mmDerby
Arcadian
Puppy
68 mmDevonport
Arcadian
45 mmDouglas
Victoria
70 mmDroitwich
Royal Coburg
53 mmDunwich
Tuscan
33 mmDurham
Goss
Welsh milk can
51 mmEastbourne
Unmarked
90 mmEdinburgh
Unmarked
66 mmEton College
Carlton
55 mmFerndale
Arcadian
59 mm (l)Gillingham
Arcadian
58 mmGlasgow
Goss
Colchester vase
44 mmGloucester
Alexndra
55 mmGrantham
Willow
Chair of Sir Walter Scott
90 mmHammersmithFlorentine
71 mmHereford
Arcadian
52 mmHertford
Arcadian
78 mm (l)Ilfracombe
Goss
36 mmKeswick
Goss
Roman ewer
86 mmLancashire
Carlton
46 mmLeicester
British
75 mmLichfield
Goss
38 mmLittlehampton
Gemma
88 mm (l)London
Aldwich China
55 mmLouth
Arcadian
91 mmLowestoft
Grafton
100 mm (l)Margate
Goss
Cinerary urn from Ramsey
60 mmMatlock
Victoria
78 mmMorecambe
Shelley
69 mmNorwich
Willow
77 mmNottingham
Unmarked
64 mmOxford
Willow Art
Bell
70 mmPerth
J.K.T. Fair city series
55 mmPevensey
Savoy
37 mmPlymouth
Arcadian
40 mmPortsmouth
Unmarked
115 mm (l)Powey
unmarked
90 mm (l)Putney
Royal Ivory
39 mmReading
Fenton China
54 mmReading
Willow
56 mmRedcar
Nautilus
50 mmRedhill
Botolph
102 mmRichmond
Unmarked
68 mmRochester
Unmarked
57 mmRothesay
Grafton
52 mmRoyal Leamington Spa
Swan
56 mmRyde
Corona
55 mmSalisbury
Coronet
62 mmSherbourne
Corona China
57 mmShrewsbury
German
50 mmShoreham
Carlton
63 mmSouthampton
Grafton
38 mmSouthend-on-Sea
UnmarkedSouthport
Unmarked
68 mmSouthsea
Unmarked
80 mmSpalding
Arcadian
90 mmSt. Ives
Grafton
30 mmStroud
Gemma
40 mmSwansea
Florentine
56 mmSwindon
Alexandra China
55 mmTaunton
Grafton
70 mmTenby
Unmarked
58 mmTewkesbury
Arcadian
112 mmThetford
Arcadian
46 mmTorquay
Grafton
Roman lamp from Pompei
73 mmTunbridge Wells
Arcadian
made for Posters Tunbridge Wells
67 mmWalmer
English
82 mmWaterlooville
Goss
Colchester Vase
45 mmDiocese of Wells
Arcadian
52 mmWeston-super-Mare
Unmarked
51 mmWeymouth
Foreign
95 mmWimborne
Arcadian
67 mm (l)Windermere
Florentine
60 mmWindsor
Unmarked
47 mmWoodstock
Gemma
70 mmWorthing
Made in Czechoslovakia
58 mmWrexham
Unmarked
54 mm
Non UK
Amiens
Goss
Urn from Kirkpark
50 mmCologne (Köln)
Eutin
Plankenfels
(modern)
92 mmEast London
Grafton
95 mm (l)Paris
Queens Crest
60 mm