Late Victorian Small Souvenir Ware Ceramic Teacup depicting Kirkbymoorside Yorkshire

This is a charming piece of souvenir ware relating to Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire and probably produced towards the end of the 19th century.

The cup is made from porcelain and is of classic tapering form. It sits on a short, galleried base. The ornate, gilded handle is looped with protrusions to rest your finger and thumb on.

The cup is decorated around and below the rim with a broad band of gilding, followed by a thinner circumferential band. There is an oval transfer-printed design in black and white of the Kirkbymoorside High Street, looking north, and featuring the edge of the Market Square. Below this, it reads ‘KIRBY MOORSIDE’, which is misspelt.

This central motif is flanked by transfer-printed floral motifs that have been hand-painted.

The underside of the teacup is plain and unmarked.

It has a height of approximately 6.8cm, with a diameter across the rim of about 7.3cm and across the base of about 4.2cm.

The teacup has a liquid capacity (to the brim) of 175ml.

It has an unwrapped weight of 90g.

It is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks, although there is some wear to the gilding on the rim.