Chocolate Cup
ca. 1790 (made)
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Chocolate (or caudle?) cup, cover and stand of white Jasper with green dip, with engine-turned decoration and applied reliefs in white. Conical or bucket-shaped cup with loop handle and slightly domed cover with acorn knop. Both cup and cover are decorated with vertical engine-turned flutes. The cup has applied reliefs of assymmetrical sprays of leafy vegetation, the cover has formal pattern of applied water-leaves, and the stand has formal pattern of swags.
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Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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Materials and techniques | White Jasper with engine-turned and applied moulded decoration |
Brief description | Chocolate (or caudle) cup, cover and stand, green Jasper, Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1790 |
Physical description | Chocolate (or caudle?) cup, cover and stand of white Jasper with green dip, with engine-turned decoration and applied reliefs in white. Conical or bucket-shaped cup with loop handle and slightly domed cover with acorn knop. Both cup and cover are decorated with vertical engine-turned flutes. The cup has applied reliefs of assymmetrical sprays of leafy vegetation, the cover has formal pattern of applied water-leaves, and the stand has formal pattern of swags. |
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Marks and inscriptions | "WEDGWOOD" impressed on both cup and stand |
Credit line | J.A. Tulk Bequest |
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Accession number | CIRC.745-1956 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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