coffee-cup BM-Franks.847.+

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1809 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted, underglazed,
Subjects:heraldry
Dimensions:Height: 2.50 inches

Description:
Cup (coffee). Coat of arms are almost certainly intended for Barttelot. “Sable three falconers sinister gloves pendent argent tasselled or”, with crest, “A swan argent couched, wings expanded in dorso”. The motto: see inscription is not recorded for the Barttelots, who use the motto: MATURE. Made of blue underglaze and enamelled porcelain.
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Comments:Howard 1974, p. 682 notes that the motto ‘Persevere’ is not recorded for the barttelots, who use the motto ‘Mature’.