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Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Bulldog Stirrup Cup,
Circa 1820
The pearlware pottery stirrup cup is modeled in the form of a …
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Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Bulldog Stirrup Cup,
Circa 1820
The pearlware pottery stirrup cup is modeled in the form of a bulldog head and sports an orange collar with a gilt buckle. The dog has ears curling over and is painted in a naturalistic brown color. It's mouth is slightly open showing its teeth. There are three original small glazed holes on the rim probably for hanging.
Dimensions: 4 1/4 inches high x 5 1/4 inches wide x 4 3/4 inches (10.80cm high x 13.34cm wide x 12.07cm deep).
Provenance: Elinor Penna (an old paper label described the object and a price of $5,800.00
Condition: Good with a hairline on the interior base which on the exterior is very short- see photos.
Reference:
The Museum of Hounds and Hunting
"Stirrup cups are a hallowed tradition — and a favorite with riders who participate in foxhunting. These ... receptacles, usually in the form of a fox, stag, dog, or horse’s head, are filled with port or sherry and traditionally presented to mounted foxhunters as they wait to set off. This tradition started in the18th and 19th centuries, though the origins go much farther back; Chaucer writes about “parting cups” presented to 14th-century travelers as they set out on pilgrimages to Canterbury.
The 19th century American poet Sidney Lanier wrote a 1877 poem The Stirrup Cup. His parting stanza:
“Time, let not a drop be spilt: Hand me the cup whene’er thou wilt; ‘Tis thy rich stirrup-cup to me; I’ll drink it down right smilingly.”
(Ref: NY10793-naum)
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- Dimensions
- 5.25ʺW × 4.75ʺD × 4.25ʺH
- Styles
- Regency
- Brand
- Staffordshire
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Pottery
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- line to underside of the cup-see photo line to underside of the cup-see photo less
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