Stirrup cup, fox's head
Date1770-1790
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumEarthenware, lead-glaze
DimensionsH: 5 1/8"; D: 4"; W: 2 13/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1963-618
DescriptionA stirrup cup in the form of a fox's head; mottled in yellow, his bared teeth, eyes, forelock, and large ears mottled in manganese. the outside rim is green, while the interior is cream-colored. A small manganese and yellow frog is applied on the side of the interior. All covered with a lead glaze.ProvenanceEx. coll: C.B. Kidd #420
Exhibition(s)
ca. 1785
ca. 1790
ca. 1765
ca. 1780
ca. 1830
ca. 1770
ca. 1790
1900
ca. 600 BC
1850-1875
ca. 1745
ca. 1760