Object Number 1958.0873

Object Name

Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Aaron Wood (Manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1740-1750

Subjects

Fable; Armorial device; Eagle; Morality; Literary scene; Literature

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Slip-cast, Extruded

Dimensions (inches)

2.657 (H) , 3.386 (L) , 2.539 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.75 (H) , 8.6 (L) , 6.45 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Luxmoore, Chas. F. C. 1924 English Saltglazed Earthenware.
• Blocks for teabowl (pl. no.45), sugar bowl lid (pl. no. 47), teapot (pl. no. 48), flask (pl. no. 51), bowl and cover (pl. no. 53), teabowl (pl. no. 63), and coffee cup (pl. no. 76).
[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• Same general type of ornament: p. 86 (no. 20 a-d)
[Book] Mountford, Arnold R. 1971 The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware.
• Saucer block with same general type of ornament: nos. 96-99.
[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 06//1994 Aesop's Fables on English Ceramics. Antiques. CXLV (6): 867-877.
• Fables as inspiration for relief-decoirated salt-glazed tea and coffee ware: pp. 872, 874-5