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These drinks were very expensive, so small vessels were used. New shapes were invented and made in a variety of materials. The wealthy preferred silver and gold, while the less-affluent used ceramics. The insulating properties of pottery and porcelain made them particularly suitable for warm drinks, although drinking scalding tea or coffee from a cup without a handle could still be uncomfortable. For this reason, handled cups became fashionable.<br><br><b>Place</b><br>This cup was made at the Dehua kilns in south-east China. The Dehua kilns were close to ports from which great quantities of goods were shipped to the West. For several hundred years prior to the late 17th century they had made teawares for the domestic market. Because of their trade links they were also skilled at copying strange foreign shapes.<br><br><b>Time</b><br>The shape of this cup is very similar to capuchines (coffee cups) made by English pottery firms in the 1680s and 1690s.","physicalDescription":"Cup of porcelain with moulded relief detail in lotus pattern. Curved handle and small foot. 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This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.\nMade at the Dehua kilns in Fujian Province, China","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Cup, porcelain with moulding in relief, China, Dehua, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1680-1710\r\n","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nCUPS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA<br>\nThe colourful cup is in the traditional Japanese shape, with no handle. By the 1680s British makers were producing cups with handles for drinking the new beverages, tea, coffee and chocolate. The white cup was made in China in response to European demand for cups with handles. It looks plain compared to the Japanese cup. However, the pure creamy quality of Chinese porcelain was very appealing to Europeans.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["3587-1901"],"accessionNumberNum":"3587","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1901,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP4235","2019LR5986","2019LV6932"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}