Souvenir model of "wishing cup"
- TAA iii.39.5
- Object
- c. 1923-1939
Part of Tutankhamun Archive
- Decorative souvenir ornament of the so-called "wishing cup", [Carter 14].
- White glazed porcelain with transfer print decoration.
- English heraldic souvenir ware; crested china; English crested ware.
- Coat of arm for Hinckley (Somerset) on front.
- Text on foot of cup, at front: "Model of king's wishing cup found in king Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb at Luxor".
- Manufacturer stamp on base: "Arcadian – Stoke-on-Trent – Registered Number 678582".
- Date uncertain, produced in the 1920s or 1930s.