These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory
White salt-glazed stoneware with scratch-blue decoration and inscription 'Esther Eacot/1753'
Off-white stoneware, thrown with two applied handles on opposing sides, and incised 'scratch-blue' decoration executed before salt-glazing. The cup is of deep bell-shaped form with two strap handles on opposing sides.
History note: Cecil Baring, 3rd Lord Revelstoke (1864-1934); sold Puttick & Simpson, London 20-23 November 1934, Catalogue of an Important Collection of Old English Pottery. The property of the Rt. Hon. Lord Revelstoke, lot 311
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
height 6 3/4 in; width 13½ in
At the moment, this record does not display units or type of measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-11-20) by Puttick & Simpson
18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date:
dated
AD 1753
Accession number: C.36-1934
Primary reference Number: 74678
Glaisher additions number: Gl.Add.53-1934
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Two-handled cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74678 Accessed: 2024-11-17 08:31:06
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74678
|title=Two-handled cup
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-17 08:31:06|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-74678
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa7/C_36_1934_281_29.jpg"
alt="Two-handled cup"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Two-handled cup</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
