Coffee Cup
ca. 1745 (made)
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Coffee cup of salt-glazed stoneware, moulded in low relief, and in panels separated by vertical or radial lines are representations of subjects such as a tea-party, a huntsman, Cupid on a lion, the fable of the Fox and the Crane, a fox stealing a goose, shields of arms, double-headed eagles, stags, and other animals, and with a reeded loop handle.
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Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware and moulded in low relief |
Brief description | Coffee cup of salt-glazed stoneware, moulded in low relief, and with a reeded loop handle, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1745. |
Physical description | Coffee cup of salt-glazed stoneware, moulded in low relief, and in panels separated by vertical or radial lines are representations of subjects such as a tea-party, a huntsman, Cupid on a lion, the fable of the Fox and the Crane, a fox stealing a goose, shields of arms, double-headed eagles, stags, and other animals, and with a reeded loop handle. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | Part of a set of two tea bowls and saucers and two coffee-cups 414:1024/ to E-1885 (Sch. II 120 to E). |
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Other number | Sch. II 120D - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:1024/D-1885 |
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Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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