Coffee Cup with Handle

Date1770-1780

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (Creamware) with red, green, yellow, and black

DimensionsDiam.(rim): 2 3/8"; OH: 2 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Antique Collectors' Guild in Memory of Mary Kahoe Irvin

Object number2000-152,2A

DescriptionCoffee cup with an intertwined double-handle terminating in foliated antefixes. The side of the cup is decorated in the so-called King's Rose pattern composed of a central rose surrounded by smaller flowers and foliage in a polychrome palette. The interior rim of the cup is embellished with a thin line of red enamel decoration.