Cup, Moustache

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Nom de l'objet :	Cup, Moustache
Type de l'objet :	Cup, Moustache
Catégorie de l'objet :	Tools & Equipment for Materials
Sous-catégorie de l'objet :	Food Service T&E
Matériaux :	Porcelain
Numéro de catalogue :	GG1574
Numéro d'accession :	GG1574
Date de début de production :	1860
Date de fin de production :	1900
Description :	Moustache Cup; porcelain; clear glaze all over; white, pink, yellow, green; white background, adorned with yellow and pink roses and green leaves; upper rim colored pink in airbrush fashion; attached at side a thin handle; interior attached just below rim a porcelain moustache guard; base reverse marked "GERMANY/250
Commentaires :	The moustache cup and saucer was invented around 1830 by Harvey Adams of Longton, Stroke-on-Trent, England. In the Victorian era, almost all men sported a moustache. But with their fashionable moustaches came problems. Their died, waxed, and curled moustaches often drooped into their tea and coffee. The Adams invention sported a ledge, called a moustache guard, across the cup. The guard had one semi-circular opening against the side of the cup. As the gentlemen sipped through the opening, their moustache was spared by resting on the guard within.
Hauteur :	9.1
Diamètre extérieur :	8.8
Établissement :	Garden of the Gulf Museum Facebook-Garden of the Gulf Museum Twitter-Garden of the Gulf Museum
Ville de l'établissement :	Montague
Province de l'établissement :	Prince Edward Island

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