Etsy - EclecticVintager Antique Victorian Porcelain Ornate Mustache Guard Cup Shaving Mug
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Antique Victorian Porcelain Ornate Mustache Guard Cup Shaving Mug, Heavy Gold Gilt, Pink Blue Yellow 1900s 1920s Presented by EclecticVintager , Victorian 1900s - 1920s mustache cup beautiful colors of blue on white with pink coral lavender flowers trimmed in gold gilt. Circa - 1900s - 1930s CONDITION - some of the yellow on the back is faded, it under the glaze so ? some wear of gold gilt on the rim From - Rosenburg Library Museum - It wasn't until the Victorian era that the extensive regiment of the mustache wearer necessitated the need for a protective guard. Mustache cups, cups sporting a semi-circular ledge over the rim, were invented to protect the extraordinarily magnificent mustaches of the 19th century from the effects of steam resulting from hot drinks & soups. It wasn't until 1830 that an English potter named Harvey Adams (maker's mark 'HA & Co.') introduced the first mustache cup. The cup had a ledge called a mustache guard that stretched across the inside of the cup from rim to rim. The guard had one semicircular opening against the rim of the cup to allow the user's mustache to rest safely on the mustache guard. The invention of the mustache cup spread over Europe until most potters featured a product with a similar design. Between the years 1850 - 1900, famous manufacturers such as Meissen, Royal Crown Derby, Imari, Royal Bayreuth, Limoges & others created their own versions of this masculine tableware. During the 1890s, mustache cups reached their peak of greatness. Around 1920 - 1930, masculine mustaches were no longer in vogue & mustache cup production trickled to a halt Approximate Measurements: 3 inches Tall, 3 3/8, inches in diameter, 4 1/2 inches across including handle Eclectic Vintager - www.etsy.com/shop/EclecticVintager Vintage is pre-owned & may be used,I will describe any major wear or flaws we are not responsible for VAT or customs taxes Antique Victorian Porcelain Ornate Mustache Guard Cup Shaving Mug, Heavy Gold Gilt, Pink Blue Yellow 1900S 1920S
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