Cup, capuchine

In 1672, John Dwight set up a pottery in Fulham. He became the first Englishman to make stoneware, produced by firing clay at very high temperatures. In the 1970s, excavations at Fulham revealed the extent of Dwight’s wares and experiments.

This is capuchine-style white fine 'double-glazed' stoneware cup with iron dip. The vessel is incomplete and the handle is missing. These cups first appear in deposits of c. 1685 at the Fulham Pottery. The precise function of capuchines is unclear, but the generally held view is that they were used for hot non-alcoholic beverages such as tea, coffee and chocolate.