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Two-handled cup with inscription and tulip motif

CultureEnglish
OriginBurslem, Staffordshire, England
PeriodMary II (1689-1694)
Datec.1685-1705
MediumEarthenware, brown slip, white slip, lead glaze, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 24 x 16.2 cm (4 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
MarkingsInitials DS Inscription THE. BEST. IS. NOT. TOO. GOOD. FOR. YOU.
DescriptionA Staffordshire slipware two-handled bragget-pot cup, with the cream ground coloured in brown slip with stylised panels of tulips and foliage. It is outlined in dark-brown with cream slip dots.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.554
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Slipware
Status
On view
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