No. 15 - Bowl

No. 15 of the Ashtead Potters Christopher Robin Nursery Set is a bowl. Excerpts from the poem 'Nursery Chairs' by A. A. Milne from the book 'When We Were Very Young' are displayed on the bowl thus: 'One of the chairs is South America', One of the chairs is a ship at sea', 'One is a cage for a great big lion', 'And one is a chair for Me'. IN fact this is the complete opening verse of the poem which goes on to further explore the four chairs mentioned. The bowl is transfer printed but the original set (presented to the Duke and Duchess of York in 1928) was hand painted, as was a second 'special edition' presented to A. A. Milne's son Christopher Robin Milne - the inspiration for the character.

The legend on the base of the bowl reads: This is No. 15 Of 24 Pieces of the Christopher Robin Nursery Set made in England by Ashtead Potters Ltd. Epsom, from E. H. Shepard's copyright Designs Regd No. 739925