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Dinner Set Pieces - Plates, Bowls etc

First up are the round plates, which is where most people start their collection. There are four different sizes...the small bread and butter plate, at 16cm in diameter, then the entrée plates which are 22cm in diameter, next are the luncheon plates at 24cm, and then the dinner plates at 26cm.
 
I call this a "lipped" or edged bowl but some would say it's a dessert bowl or small fruit bowl - I've also seen it sold as a Rimmed Soup Bowl. It's the prettiest of the bowls I think with the little fluted edge, and measures approximately 16cm in diameter.

    
This is the larger of the bowls - I and many others refer to this as an Oatmeal bowl, in fact my Royal Doulton Identification Guide identifies this shape as a "Porridge Plate") - it measures approximately 19cm in diameter and is relatively shallow, would also work well for soup I think.
      
This is the Tureen of the collection - most people use this both for Vegetables (so it would be called a Covered Vegetable Dish) as well as for Soup - I'm not sure if there was ever a separate specific Soup Tureen. Without the lid I have also seen this sold as a Large Fruit Bowl. The base measures approximately 24cm in diameter and stands 7cm high, while the lid is about 20cm in diameter. An essential piece for Dinner parties - most people need at least two.

Just for interest, here's a picture of the Rosslyn D5095 Orange Rimmed version of the Tureen - as you can see it's noticeably different and looks much more like a Soup Tureen to me with the little handles on the sides (they did a very hard to find version of this in English Rose too). Really pretty!
 
I love the shape of the most common shape of Gravy Boat here and you often see these just on their own as decorative jugs. It stands about 7.5cm tall and measures 16cm long from spout to handle-edge.

I am indebted to the wonderful Kathy for emailing me this photo of her gorgeous Gravy Boat and Underdish - until she did I was completely unaware of its existence but was thrilled to see they did produce one in this shape, and more thrilled to finally track one down myself at auction. It's the same as the most common style of Gravy Boat in English Rose, a lot rounder than the standard Rosslyn Gravy Boat.

The Gravy Boat Underdish (shown here above with my Gravy Boat) isn't hugely common but I've certainly seen them come up for auction on eBay from time to time so you just need to keep an eye out for them. It measures about 17.5cm in diameter and has small, very distinct "pleats".

Serving Platters! Another essential piece if you're like me and actually occasionally use your set. These came in four sizes - the smallest is 26cm long x 21cm wide (and adorable!), then 28cm x 23cm, also 34cm x 27cm and finally the large Turkey Platter at 39cm.

The smallest piece of the collection and one of the nicest - the humble Egg Cup! They come in the standard 4.5cm high cup shown here on the right and the much harder to find "footed" 6cm versions also shown.
Tea and Coffee Set Pieces - Cups, Pots etc
 
The pride and joy of my collection - the stunning 16cm high (including lid) teapot. I was so happy that this came as part of my set as they can be hard to find. I'd also love to know if they ever produced any other versions size-wise etc.
 
Here is the gorgeous Coffee Pot, a slightly hard to find piece but again well worth having. It stands approximately 23cm high including the lid.
 
Aaah - the cups!

Here I was, all smug and satisfied that I had finally collected every piece of Rosslyn in a 6 place setting collection that there had ever been released. I had finally found the last of the luncheon plates and paid a lot for them, but it was worth it. I had FINALLY gotten my hands on the elusive last 3 teacup trios that I had searched for everywhere for several years and had paid a fortune for them, but it was worth it just to be FINISHED. I carefully placed them into the China cabinet, sat back, and thought...
"What, the..?!!!"
I pulled out two of the cups and lo and behold...

Excuse the hastily taken photos but yes indeed, there are two different kinds of cups, sob! Just when I thought I could move onto other Collecting pastures ;o)

The differences are subtle, but they're there - I can't decide whether the larger is supposed to be the equivalent of the "Grandfather Cup" in English Rose (and if that's the case then don't tell me I need to find different sized saucers too..!) or whether it's just a slightly different regular teacup. The regular cup measures exactly 7cm high with a top diameter of 8.5cm whereas this larger one is almost 7.5cm with a top diameter of 9cm. The smaller also has a fluted rim and quite decorative black patterning to the handle, whereas the larger has a perfectly round rim with slightly plainer decoration.

So if anyone has 5 more large ones, please do give me a yell ;o) (And ignore my husband who suggested I just sell the "odd" one, and consider myself finished!)

So that makes, officially, 3 different sizes of cups in Rosslyn - the traditional teacups which stand either 7cm OR 7.5cm tall (and have top diameters of either 8.5cm fluted or 9cm plain respectively) and have 14.5cm wide saucers, and the adorable small demitasse cups for the coffee set which stand 5.5cm tall and have 11cm wide saucers (half a cm smaller each than the English Rose versions).

The two comparison photos show the difference in size between then 7cm tall teacups and the 5.5cm demitasse versions.

 
The Sugar Bowls came in two sizes that I know of so far, and as shown here - 9cm and 11cm in diameter

Milk Jugs and Creamers! I'd love to know if there are as many different varieties in Rosslyn as there are in English Rose. I only have 3 in my collection if you don't count the Gravy Boat ("only three" - my husband rolls his eyes when I say that!) so would always love more! Pictured above are all 4 jugs I have including the Gravy Boat and the D5095 orange version I bought on a whim.

 
Far and away my favourite shaped jug - look at the lipped spout on this, it's divine! After I inherited this one it set me off on a mad search to find the same version in the English Rose. One of the rarer little jugs, and it stands about 9.5cm high from the base to the centre of the top rim.

Just to show you something different, this is the Rosslyn D5095 Orange Rimmed version of the same jug which is slightly smaller at 7cm high from the base to the centre of the top rim and equally sweet. Rare too, as far as I can ascertain, I've never seen another like it.

 
This is the creamer that most people seem to have, it just seems to be the most commonly found and is a lovely little stout shape. It stands about 7.5cm high from the base to the centre of the top rim and 12cm wide from spout to handle edge.

I am grateful once more to Kathy for sending me this photo of her exquisite Cake Plate because once again it was a piece I never knew existed - as seems to always be the case though there is a matching one in English Rose...in fact English Rose has two different versions of this, one with "rope" patterning on the side as seen here and another with scalloped "angel wings" (as I call them!) so I wonder if Rosslyn has another version too? Ignore the little black triangles at the base - they're just from the plate stand holding it up.

I was once told the English Rose version was an underdish for the Tureen, despite most people using it as a Cake Plate, but Kathy said the Rosslyn Tureen doesn't sit quite level on this plate so it seems to officially be a Cake Plate. It's gorgeous and assuming it's the same as the English Rose one then it measures approximately 23cm x 25cm (wider at the handles). If anyone has one to sell then I'm here and ready to buy please :o)

Kathy also sent me this photo of the gorgeous Cake Plate on the right with a centre Handle which I love - I'm keen to know if it's an original? It measures 26cm in diameter (so the size of a standard dinner plate) and I'm excited to think perhaps it is indeed original as the handle is completely different to the ones I've seen on Replacements.com. Will just have to try and get one myself one day, just in case ;o)

The Rectangular Sandwich serving plate (my Royal Doulton Identification Guide actually officially identifies this shape as the "York Sandwich Tray") which measures approximately 33.5cm x 15cm (slightly bigger than its English Rose cousin).

My favourite of the plate shapes - the Square Sandwich or Bread and Butter plate. Mine are all 15cm in diameter and I'm dying to know if they ever did 20cm versions as in English Rose. I've included it in the Tea Set as I personally think that's more where it belongs than as a Dinner Piece.

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