"Minton Porcelain Tea Cup 1st Manufacture (1810 _1815)"
Cup and saucer in Minton porcelain, 1st manufacture. In search of a porcelain with the qualities of hard porcelain, English porcelain makers "invented" bone china "bone porcelain (approximately 50% bone of sheep).The hand-painted decoration is most often a copy of those of the Compagnie des Indes