Object Number 1958.0742

Object Name

Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
1751-1852

Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
1726-10/14/1817

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1765-1775

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

2.6 (H) , 3.3 (L) , 2.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.6 (H) , 8.3 (L) , 6.3 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• "Milkmaids" illustrated and described: Item 73
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Illustrations of related cup and saucer: p. 99
[Book] Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
• Brief biography of Robert Hancock (c. 1729-1816): pp. 164-5, discussing work at Battersea Enamel Factory, Worcester works, Bristol, and Caughley.