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Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory
White stoneware, slip-cast with decoration in relief, and salt-glazed
White stoneware, slip-cast with decoration in relief, the handle applied, and salt-glazed. Circular with deep sides, standing on a footring; reeded loop handle pinched at the lower end to form an upward 'kick'. The exterior is decorated with eight vertical panels containing: a huntsman with a hound and a bird amidst foliage; a shield above a stag with a bird below; a crown over an imperial eagle with an arabesque below; a kettle on a hearth below a tea party scene with a large tea pot on the table with a swag above; a shield charged with three animals, a nude man or putto carrying a globe and two small figures on either side of a table or box; two figures holding a heart, a monster, with a above, a bearded man's head in profile to right in a medallion; the fable of the Fox and the Stork, Cupid on a lion, and a swiming swan or duck; Danae (a nude woman) amongst clouds, a unicorn, and a plant in a pot. Below the rim there is a narrow plain border.
History note: Unknown before Col. and Mrs W.D. Dickson of Bournemouth who gave it to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge, for his birthday, 5 November 1920
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 6.6 cm
Width: 8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1745
CE
-
1750
CE
This cup was probably used for coffee or chocolate. The relief moulding is very well defined so that all the subjects in the panels can be seen clearly. The cup is almost similar to C. 106-2015.
Surface
composed of
salt-glaze
Rim
Diameter 6.5 cm
Slip-casting : White stoneware, slip-cast with integral relief decoration, and salt-glazed
Inscription present: almost square white paper label (now stained pale brown) with a black edge
Inscription present: circular white paper stick on label
Accession number: C.583-1928
Primary reference Number: 75582
Old object number: 3904
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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