Title
Coffee Cup with the arms of Horne
Creator
Made in China
Date
about 1740
Label
#2057
Coffee cup with the arms of Horne
Made in China, about 1740
Made of Porcelain
Gift of H.F. Lenfest and Beverly M. DuBose III
This cup displays the arms of a lady on a diamond-shaped lozenge. Generally, women did not have their own coat of arms, but rather used those of their father or husband. The lozenge was used because women, who would not have been soldiers, could not carry a shield. Since women did not wear helmets, they also did not use crests on their coats of arms; however, this cup does display the Horne crest on the opposite side of the cup.
This cup was probably made for Mary Horne, the sister of John Horne, who was governor of Bombay from 1735 until 1739. Horne ordered an armorial service for himself about 1735, and he probably ordered this service and another for his other sister, Culling, around 1740.
Like many coats of arms, the Horne arms contain a pun on the family name: the three hunting horns on the shield.
This piece is on display in the Chinese Armorial Gallery in the Reeves.
Coffee cup with the arms of Horne
Made in China, about 1740
Made of Porcelain
Gift of H.F. Lenfest and Beverly M. DuBose III
This cup displays the arms of a lady on a diamond-shaped lozenge. Generally, women did not have their own coat of arms, but rather used those of their father or husband. The lozenge was used because women, who would not have been soldiers, could not carry a shield. Since women did not wear helmets, they also did not use crests on their coats of arms; however, this cup does display the Horne crest on the opposite side of the cup.
This cup was probably made for Mary Horne, the sister of John Horne, who was governor of Bombay from 1735 until 1739. Horne ordered an armorial service for himself about 1735, and he probably ordered this service and another for his other sister, Culling, around 1740.
Like many coats of arms, the Horne arms contain a pun on the family name: the three hunting horns on the shield.
This piece is on display in the Chinese Armorial Gallery in the Reeves.
Credit Line
Gift of H.F. Lenfest and Beverly M. DuBose III
Citation
Made in China, “Coffee Cup with the arms of Horne,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/307.