. "Tea set in travelling case\n1764\u201365\n\nThis tea set, probably assembled by a Parisian merchant, was owned by the English actor, playwright and theatre manager David Garrick. The slop bowl, used for the dregs from cups, was very unusual in French tea services, suggesting the set may have been put together specifically for its English owner. It was made from a combination of old stock and new shapes with the same decoration.\n\nFrance (Paris)\nMade at the S\u00E8vres factory\nPorcelain painted with enamels and gilded\nCase: oak veneered with tulipwood; watered silk lining\nPurchased with funds from the Captain H.B. Murray Bequest and with the support of the V&A Director\u2019s Circle [09/12/2015]"@en . . .