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Coffee cup: C.464-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery

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Description

Red dry-bodied stoneware, thrown and turned, with mould-applied reliefs. The mug has a bell-shaped body with a low foot and an applied crabstock loop handle. The sides are decorated wtih two vine branches extending from either side of the handle, each with three leaves and a bunch of grapes on the end. The outlines of the moulds are clearly visible.

Notes

History note: A woman who had come from Staffordshire living at Buntingord, who sold it on 7 May 1913 to the Cambridge dealer, Mr Woolston; he sold it on 8 May for £1 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.8 cm
Width: 8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
George II or George III
Production date: circa AD 1760

Note

When acquired by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher the mug was described as Elers ware, but it was thrown, and not slip-cast as the Elers brothers wares were, and probably dates from about 1760 when red dry-bodied stoneware came into fashion again. The lines running round the sprigs, indicate that the decoration was applied from stamps pressed onto the ware.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Rim Diameter 5.5 cm
Decoration
Foot And Rim

Materials used in production

Red dry-bodied stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Red dry-bodied stoneware, thrown and turned, with mould-applied relief decoration

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: square white paper label with red border line on right and left

  • Text: 3635/Red Elers ware/coffee cup/b. in Cambridge/May 8 1913
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.464-1928
Primary reference Number: 75193
Old object number: 3635
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 April 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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