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Fuddling Cup

ca. 1766-1774 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fuddling cup of slip-cast soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Consists of a cluster of three uniform jars connected internally by three passages and externally by three pairs of trailed ropes of porcelain. Each jar has a straight neck, bulbous body and spreading foot.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Slip-cast soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue
Brief description
Fuddling cup of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, possibly Bovey Tracey porcelain factory, Devon, ca. 1766-1774.
Physical description
Fuddling cup of slip-cast soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Consists of a cluster of three uniform jars connected internally by three passages and externally by three pairs of trailed ropes of porcelain. Each jar has a straight neck, bulbous body and spreading foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 11.5cm
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Bibliographic reference
See Object Information file in Ceramics and Glass Section office.
Collection
Accession number
C.130-1926

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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