Wine cup

Date1675-1700

MediumPorcelain, hard-paste

DimensionsOH: 1 1/2"; OL: 2 1/4"

Credit LineGift of Lois Wagner

Object number2011-59

DescriptionPorcelain wine cup of flared octagonal form with four bracket feet. The cup was press molded This form is thought to have derived from similarly shaped cups carved from rhinoceros horn. White porcelain made in the Dehua region is often referred to by Westerners as Blanc de chine.