Cup

Object Name:

Cup

Object ID:

1974.001.43

Place of Origin:

Shropshire, England

Date:

circa 1820

Description:

Cup. Pearlware. Blue transfer print earthenware. Handle present. Handle transfer printed and has a floral gold hand-painted design. Rim has band of hand painted gold. Transfer design shows Greek and Roman famous love myths. One depicts Atalanta and Hippomenes / Melanion with the three golden apples and cupid between the two. The second is Apollo chasing Daphne who is running toward her father the river god Peneus with Cupid behind Apollo. The third is a man and a woman walking next to each other with Cupid holding onto the back of the woman's dress. The interior of the rim is decorated with a band of flowers also in blue transfer print. Blue pooling along base ring. Sticker on bottom reads "3618 / SALOPIAN / C1807"

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware

Dimensions:

H-2.4 W-3.25 Dia-2.5 inches

Credit Line:

Bequest of Martha Grace Upton

People:

Apollo, Atlanta, Daphne, Hippomenes, Melanion, Peneus

Subjects:

Apples, Ceramics, Cupids, Cups, Flowers, Greek, Love, Myths, Pearlware, People, Roman