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 moulded horns, and border of small impressed circles around rim. Cream coloured earthenware, decorated with wavy bands of cobalt blue to lower jaw and neck, green ears, brown snout and eyes, and daubed brown, blue and yellow head, colours bleeding into lead-glaze.
Object Name
stirrup cup
Date Created
c 1780=1800
Dimensions
: 12.4cm
across ears: 11.7cm
accession number
1923.929
Collection Group
Place of creation
Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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