Two Derby coffee cans with decoration by Billingsley, circa…
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Two Derby coffee cans with decoration by Billingsley, circa 1790-95 period, patterns 626 and 645, straight-sided cans with loop handles and internal spurs, decorated to one with pink roses within gilt diamond borders to the exterior and interior, the other luxuriant blooms to an octagonal reserve, gilt wheat head decoration to the body; puce crown and baton marks, pattern number to one, height 6 cm
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- Coffee Can - A coffee can is a cup for holding coffee, but of a cylindrical shape rather than the waisted shape of traditional cups. They were in use at the end of the 18th century and in the early 19th century.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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