Custard cup
Name/Title
Custard cupEntry/Object ID
VC.58.714 a-bDescription
Set of six blue and white custard cups decorated in the Canton pattern: slight bulbous-shaped cups with entwined (Leeds style) handle ending in leaf-shaped junctures; edges of rim and footrim unglazed; slightly domed lid topped with a berry and leaves; when lid in place, it extends over sides of cup and is held in place by a rim underneath lid which fits inside cup; bottom of lid not glazed between lip and edge; painting on cup typical "Canton" design of landscape containing large and small pagodas, steamboats, bridge and trees; painting on lid includes two buildings on mound with mountain in background and water in foreground; border consists of (from inside to outside) outline of scalloping containing blue diagonal hatchmarks, blue line with blue crossmarks, and blue line with blue hatchmarks.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
1800 - 1820Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
VC.58.714 A-B
VC.58.714a-b