Cup cover
Wedgwood
Category
Ceramics
Date
c. 1790
Materials
Ceramics, earthenware, enamels
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730521.1.2
Summary
Cup cover, from a set of three covered cups, cream-coloured earthenware painted in enamels, Wedgwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1790. In creamware, monogrammed 'RH' beneath an eagle's head in profile, probably for Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758-1838). Base impressed 'Wedgwood.'
Provenance
Probably commissioned by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758-1838), circa 1790. Bequeathed by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947), 1946.
Marks and inscriptions
'Wedgwood'
Makers and roles
Wedgwood , manufacturer