ENGLISH CERAMIC STIRRUP CUPS
19th Century
Three English Ceramic 'Stirrup Cups' , including:
two pearlware stirrup cups, the first modeled as tan hound, the second as a brown and white hound,
and one modeled as a Parian bull dog
Left : A tan Pearlware hound; excellent condition
5” High / SOLD
# 6056
Middle : A Parian stirrup cup modeled as a white collared bulldog; excellent condition
4.5” High / SOLD
#6058
Right : A white Pearlware hound with brown ears; small glaze flake to the nose tip
4.5” High / SOLD
# 6057
Note:
The exact origin of the "stirrup cup", or "parting cup", is unknown. However it seems tied to foxhunting, when
men gathering for the hunt on a cool morning would enjoy a drink as they departed. As the cups were held on
horseback, there was no need for a foot to the vessel. The earliest were in silver and date as early as 1670,
the ceramic the mask or head cups dating from c1770. The drink traditionally was port or sherry.
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