Two-handled cup with tulips
CultureEnglish
OriginBurslem, Staffordshire, England
PeriodMary II (1689-1694)
Dateca. 1695 - 1705
MediumEarthenware with slip and lead glaze
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 CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - SlipwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Thomas Toft II
ca. 1690 - 1710
Object number: G87.1.3
Artist / Maker: John Simpson
ca.1700-1715
Object number: G83.1.555
Artist / Maker: John Eaglestone
1707
Object number: G83.1.556
