Historical information
Displayed in History House.
The moustache cup (or mustache cup) is a drinking cup with a semicircular ledge inside. The ledge, called a moustache guard, has a half moon-shaped opening to allow the passage of liquids and serves as a guard to keep moustaches dry. It is generally acknowledged to have been invented in the 1870s by British potter Harvey Adams
Physical description
Large scallop-edged tea-cup with gold patterning and pink designs on outside. Gold line around lip and handle.
Section of china to protect moustache on inner edge.
