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 CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - CreamwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
ca.1790-1820
Object number: G08.2.9a-d
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late 19th Century
Object number: G22.6.1.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1770
Object number: G19.10.4a-e
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1732-1733
Object number: G87.1.1
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1735-1740
Object number: G17.2.6.1-2
