Cup
BackDescription:
Coffee cup, made of stonepaste, white slip, cobalt blue underglaze on exterior, transparent colourless glaze, lustre overglaze. Decoration on interior of central circle with radiating leaves connected by lines, six vegetal sprays in cavetto, chain band below rim. Exterior has alternating blue and white panels, blue panels decorated with = sign alternating with + sign. White ground panels decorated with floral sprays with two large flowers each. Foot and base glazed, three reddish spur marks in base.
Object type: | cup |
Museum number: | 1878,1230.608 |
Culture/period: | Islamic |
Date: | 17thC (circa) |
Findspot: | Found/Acquired: Iran |
Materials: | ceramic, stonepaste |
Technique: | glazed, lustred, underglazed |
Dimensions: | Height: 4.40 cm Diameter: 6.70 cm |
Location: | 33 |
Acquisition names: | Bequeathed by: John Henderson |
Acquisition date: | 1878 |
1 of 3