Cup

A white porcelain cup with a slightly indented rim, as used on the royal yachts. The rim, handle and foot are gilded and there is a thin blue line around the rim. The handle in the shape of two entwined stems is decorated in blue. The retailer's name 'J. WHITMAN COWES ROYAL YACHT' is printed on a garter badge with a queen's crown above on the base with the painted pattern number '5300'. There are four similar items in the collection AAA5475-AAA5478.

Object Details

ID: AAA5475
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cup
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Barry, Charles; Unknown
Date made: circa 1880
People: Broad, George Alexander
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 85 x 150 x 115 mm