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 inside and out. 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 crowned garter badge on the base with the painted pattern number '5300'. There are four similar items in the collection AAA5475-AAA5478.

Object Details

ID: AAA5477
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cup
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1880
People: Broad, George Alexander
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 85 x 145 x 115 mm