Objects
Cup- Tea, Cup- Coffee
Caffeine
Consumption
Caffeine consumption
Base of a tall Chinese porcelain cup. Given height, may be a 'capuchine' and thus more suitable for coffee consumption as opposed to tea. Exterior decorated with floral motif and interior has Chinese character within a double circle.
(Further information: D. Garner et al. 2008. Excavations at Chester: 25 Bridge Street 2001. Two Thousand Years of Urban Life in Microcosm (Chester), pp.235)
Production
Dates of Production: from c. 1675
to c. 1725
China
Consumer
Anderton
[Not specified]
Plot owner
Merchant, Innholder, Gentleman
Alcohol Retailer: Innholder
Consumption
from c. 1710
to c. 1730
[15], Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England
Materials
China
Museological Details
Cup
Cheshire County Council
SF10190
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