Slip cup

Judah R. Teaney

1827 · Earthenware; Redware with incised decoration · The American Wing

This highly ornamented cup is a potter’s decorating tool. It accommodates four quills through which slip, or liquid clay, could flow. With it, the potter could draw four parallel lines at once.

Artist

Judah R. Teaney

Date

1827

Medium

Earthenware; Redware with incised decoration

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917