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Hound’s Head Stirrup Cup

CultureEnglish
Possible OriginStaffordshire, England
Possible OriginYorkshire, England
PeriodGeorge III (1760-1820)
Date1780-1790
MediumGlazed earthenware (creamware)
DimensionsOverall: 13.7 x 9 x 7.5 cm (5 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionCreamware stirrup cup shaped like a hound's head. This cup would have been used to serve punch to a mounted fox hunter before setting out on the chase. It may have had a metal line.
Credit LineGift of Jean & Kenneth Laundy
Object numberG08.2.45
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Creamware
Status
On view
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