A purple covered cup with raised woven texture. The handle is sculptural and swirled.
A purple covered cup with raised woven texture. The handle is sculptural and swirled.
A purple covered cup with raised woven texture. The handle is sculptural and swirled.
A purple covered cup with raised woven texture. The handle is sculptural and swirled.
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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Jasperware Custard Cup with Cover

Maker

Josiah Wedgwood &amp

Title

Jasperware Custard Cup with Cover

Year

ca. 1800

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

Jasperware

Geography

Place Made: Staffordshire

Dimensions

7.9 x 5.4 x 6.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 9/16 inches) cup and cover; across handle

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Adhesive label applied by the donors inscribed "W-411"

Marks: Stamped "WEDGWOOD"in small serif font type. Small fragment of same mark with only last letter "-D" visible where original mark poorly struck

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Rose and Seymour Cohen

Object Number

2002.59.9

Type

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

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (English), manufacturer
Jasperware Custard Cup with Cover, ca. 1800
Stoneware
7.9 x 5.4 x 6.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 9/16 inches) cup and cover; across handle
Gift of Rose and Seymour Cohen 2002.59.9

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