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DS1990-0581
Cup
DS1990-0581

Cup

Date1767
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsOH: 2 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1990-152
DescriptionCup with slightly flared sides and loop handle with scroll base terminal. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a cartouche consisting of a cherub's head, flowers, scrolls, and grapes, inscribed "A. Wigglesworth / 1767." Brown rim.
Label TextThis delft cup is inscribed "A. Wigglesworth / 1767." It is unusual to find such an inscription on a cup that is part of a regular tea service. This example was surely made at the same time as an inkstand in the CWF collection (accession 1990-153). The latter exhibits the same cartouche and inscription, but with the first name Henry replacing the initial A. The two objects may have been presentation pieces for a husband and wife rather than individual pieces from an entire tea and coffee service.
InscribedInscribed "A. Wigglestorth / 1767."
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJonathan Horne, London
Exhibition(s)
DS1990-0528
1767 (dated)
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1694 (dated)
KC1967-546
1708 (dated)
Tankard 1964-271
1735-1745
1997-22,a&b, Teapot
ca. 1770
KC1966-212
ca. 1765
DS1983-544
1720-1750
KC1969-413
1648 (dated)
DS1988-136, Dish 1961-136
1707 (dated)