Portrait Cup
CultureEnglish
Date1724
MediumSlip ware pottery
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 inches (9.21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank P. Burnap
Object number55-26
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DescriptionSmall, loop-handled cup of dark red earthenware with dark brown ground glaze decorated with vertical wave pattern in cream slip. On front stylized bust portrait of man, perhaps Dr. Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724).
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