Vintage c.1939+ Taylor & Kent (Longton) Pastel Pink Trio With Floating Roses & Florals - Numbered Office Supplies with a large number of

with a large number of family members and business names

Each of the thirteen items in this set are decorated in this rare Salisbury Bone China pattern and were manufactured between 1930 and 1940

The inside is lined with a light green

The bowl is not stamped or marked

From 1944 the business was renamed Lancaster & Sandland when Sandland became a partner in the company

Vintage c.1939+ Taylor & Kent (Longton) Pastel Pink Trio With Floating Roses & Florals - Numbered Office Supplies with a large number ofTaylor & Kent (Longton 1876 1982) was china and Majolica manufacturers at the Florence Works, High Street, Longton, Stoke on Trent. Many sources give the foundation date as 1867 Jewitt's book 'Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800 1900' states "Messrs. Taylor & Kent were established at the Florence Works in 1867" however the date on the frontage of the works is clearly '1876', so perhaps there was a typing error in Jewitt's book which has been continued