Tag Archives: Egg Cup

Pomona Egg Cups

 

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The first egg cups in Pomona (and Botanic Garden and Birds of Britain) were shaped like tealight holders:

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Later footed egg cups appeared, with the chain of fruit:

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I have a few Pomona egg cups with a single fruit motif:

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They are the Hoary Morning Apple, The Reine Claude Plum, the Roman Apricot and the Shropshire Damson.

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There are Pomona egg cups without the gooseberry leaf border:

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Most Pomona egg cups come with the leaf border:

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Botanic Garden Egg Cups

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The original six footed egg cups in the Botanic Garden range were: Heartsease, Speedwell, Rhododendron, Common Tomentil, Scarlet Pimpernel and Forget-me-Not.

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The Scarlet Pimpernel occurs in various shades of red.

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The Common Tomentil was later replaced by the Yellow Jasmin.

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The Rhododendron has two versions, one with an extra butterfly:

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The butterfly is on the back, and seems to fill a gap in the motif:

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The original Botanic Garden egg cups had a different shape altogether:

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Most of my egg cups have the old backstamp:

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There are  some egg cups about without the leaf border:

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The footed egg cups are beautiful and practical, we use them a lot

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