Cup
1870-90 (made), 1921 (patented)
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The cup must have lost its handle at some time, when it was replaced by a metal, purpose made, sheet metal handle. The metal replacement handle has an impressed patent number which indicates that the desgn for it was registered in 1921.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, blue-printed, painted with overglaze enamel colours and lustre. Pressed, sheet metal handle. |
| Brief description | Earthenware cup, Staffordshire or Sunderland, ca. 1880, with metal replacement handle which is clipped onto the rim. |
| Physical description | Earthenware teacup with blue-printed chinese scene of two figures, repeated twice, in landscape. Painted in overglaze colours and a pale, orange-brown lustre. The handle is missing and has been replaced with a clip-on emergency replacement handle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | PATENT No 179836 (Patent number on metal handle) |
| Credit line | Given by Andrew Baseman |
| Object history | The donor acquired the cup in January 2008 at Ebay, from a seller in Newtown Wales. |
| Summary | The cup must have lost its handle at some time, when it was replaced by a metal, purpose made, sheet metal handle. The metal replacement handle has an impressed patent number which indicates that the desgn for it was registered in 1921. |
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| Accession number | C.109-2014 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2014 |
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