Object number
55/304
Description
Moustache cup, used in Reading. Used to enable the drinker to protect their moustache. Thought to date from the early 19th C..
This is a moustache cup, used by the donor's father in Reading. It is white, and decorated with red roses painted between V shaped flutings. The circumference of the cup and the bridge are gold edged. There is no saucer. It was used to enable the drinker to protect their moustache. This cup is thought to date from the early nineteenth century.
Physical description
1 moustache cup: white glazed pottery; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'White moustache cup decorated with red roses painted between V shaped flutings. // The circumference of the cup and the bridge are gold edged. There is no saucer. // The cup was used by Benson's father. // [insert] base is scallop edged [end insert].'
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31
Production period
Early-nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1069.tif - High resolution image
