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Cup (Caudle cup)
1660-1685
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Lambeth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1954.0536
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0536
Object Name
Cup (Caudle cup)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Lambeth; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1660-1685
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Handwritten in underglaze blue "CHARLES The 2\D/"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Charles II
- Monarchs and nobility
- Government
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.8 (H) x 4.7 (L) x 3.6 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.1 (H) x 12 (L) x 9.15 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width includes handle.
Diameter measured ar widest point.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 01//2020 Winterthur Primer: Fit for a King (or Queen) Ceramics and the British Monarchy. Antiques and Fine Art. XIX (1): 156-157.
• Published: p. 157, no. 3Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: p. 54Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• Similar shape delft mug with same portrait plus English and Scottish flags: p. 124, no. 75 a&b, "CR", "DRINK UP YOUR DRINK AND LEVE NON IN FOR HEAR IS A HEALTH TOO CHARLS [OUR] KING"Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Dishes portraying Charles II: vol. 2, pp. 42-43, nos. D9-D10; see p. 269, no. D242, for similarly shaped cup.Article: Marsden, Holly. 2025 A global "Pattern to Woman-kind"? Queen Mary II on commemorative ceramics in England, the United Provinces, China and Colonial America. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 35: 71-88.
• Charles II imagery amid discussion of Mary II and William as portrayed on ceramics: p. 78, no. 13, delft caudle cup showing Charles II in coronation robes..