A cream-colored cup with a sculptural swirled handle, and lid with sculpted finial.

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Unknown Maker, English

Creamware Custard Cup with Cover

Maker

Culture

English

Title

Creamware Custard Cup with Cover

Year

ca. 1780

Medium

Earthenware with glaze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Earthenware with glaze

Materials

creamware

Geography

Place Made: Leeds

Dimensions

8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

24.512

Type

Ceramics

Exhibition History

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce

Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Sugar found its way into many desserts, including pies, rich custards and puddings made with cream and eggs, and ice cream, which was quite a novelty in the 1700s. Used to cut and seal the dough of pie crusts, pie crimpers were carved from marine ivory by sailors on whaling ships. The names of the makers of these wares, especially the men of color, are, unfortunately, often unknown.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English

Creamware Custard Cup with Cover, ca. 1780

Earthenware with glaze

8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches) (height)

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 24.512

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