stirrup cup



stirrup cup

Summary

Slip-cast stirrup cup in the form of a deer's head, with relief-moulded curly fringe to forehead, applied ears beneath relief-moulded horns, and fluted border to rim. Cream coloured earthenware, painted in overglaze enamels with pink and black feathery panels to face, black and red snout and eyes, pink ears and red horns. Greenish yellow creamware glaze with finely crazed patches.


Object Name

stirrup cup

Date Created

c 1780=1800

Dimensions

: 13.4cm
across ears: 11.2cm

accession number

1923.922

Place of creation

Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg

Legal

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