Category:Cup of Knowledge (2) Aynsley

[[File:Aynsley-Cup-of-Knowledge-Booklet.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The earliest of several variant instruction booklets supplied with the [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge (2) Aynsley|Aynsley Cup of Knowledge]] over the decades]]

This page is a guide to all Aynsley Cup of Knowledge patterns and designs manufactured from 1924 to the preseent.

Generally speaking, the patterns were applied to six different seven different cup shapes, and i have coded them accordingly in the Museum, for reference purposes. 

* AA = Aynsley Small cup shape, top-marked for the Australian Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, England, dated 1924-1925
* AC = Aynsley Doris cup shape with modern C-Handle and black back-stamp
* AD = Aynsley Doris cup shape with ornate handle and green backstamp 
* AJ = Aynsley Japanese cup shape
* AO = Aynsley Oban cup shape with blue backstamp
* AS = Aynsley Small cup shape with green backstamp, not top-marked
* AW = Aynsley Small cup shape with green backstamp, top-marked for the British Empire exhibition, Wembley, London, England, dated 1924-1925

These two-letter cup shape codes are followed by a two-letter code assigned to each decorative pattern of exterior ornamentation.

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<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent
<br><b>The Mystic Tea Room</b></i>

==See Also==

* [[Tea Cup Makers and Markers]]
* [[Tea Cup Names, Official and Unofficial]]
* [[Types of Divination|Tea Cups by Style of Divination]]
* [[Nations of Origin]]
* [[Specially-Marked Commemoratives]]
* [[Design Patents]]