https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/9819/fullTeacup and saucer with View of Gentlemen's Cabin with ship in the interior (from the Boston Mails Series)1840-1851J. and T. EdwardsOverall (Cup): 2 9/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (6.5 × 10 × 9 cm)
Overall (Saucer): 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (2 × 12 cm)Earthenware with pink transfer printThe Barbara and James Moscovich Collection of Canadian Historical ChinaG13.15.22a-b0Teacup and saucer from the "Boston Mails" series. The cup depicts a scene of a gentleman's cabin on an ocean liner. On the inside rim a transfer print portraying the ship. The saucer shows another variation of the gentlmens cabin with 3 figures sitting at a table. The rim of the sauce also portrays the image of a ship.
Boston Mails Series
The Boston Mails series depicts views of steamships from the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company. In 1840 Canadian Samuel Cunard (1787-1865) of Halifax, Nova Scotia was the first to cross the Atlantic with a fleet of wooden paddle-wheelers – steam replaced sails – carrying the royal mails, and following regular schedules. Sir William Edward Parry awarded Cunard the £60 contract in 1830 because he promised to deliver the mail with a schedule and punctuality similar to the railway trains. Three different potters celebrated Cunard's achievements who formed a partnership with a Scotsman and built four ships: Britannia, Acadia, Caledonia and Columbia. Though reflecting contact with Boston, this pattern was popular in Canada, appearing in Toronto in the 1840s.
19th and early 20th Century CeramicsCeramics for the Canadian Market[]European CeramicsEnglish Earthenware1845815811EnglishImpressed Boston Mails above steam ship