Two-handled soup cup with 'Ballooning' from 'Travel'
Two-handled soup cup with 'Ballooning' from 'Travel'
Artist: Wedgwood, factory; Date(s): 1954; Classification(s): earthenware, two-handled soup cup, moulding, 'Windsor Grey' earthenware, printed in black and painted in pale turquoise enamel; Acquisition: given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1997-03-03, Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum [C.16 & A-1997]
Description: 'Windsor Grey' earthenware, printed in black and painted in pale turquoise enamel. The cup has a narrow recessed foot, and approximately semi-circular sides with loop handles on opposing sides. The saucer (A) has shallow, curved sides with a central depression. The interior of the cup is decorated with `Ballooning' from `Travel' pattern; the outside is decorated round the top with black weather cones (?) alternating with turquoise semi-circles under curved black lines. The saucer is decorated en suite.