Each stroke is painted in one go, with no going back once the brush touches the surface. The blue and clear glaze layers blend together once the cup is fired.
On the "A-side" of this cup, a couple of lines from Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick': A Nantucketer A Vineyarder A Cape man
On the "B-side" are three angels traced from an photo of a fresco at the Abbey of Saint-Savin.
The cup is approximately 10 cm tall and 9 cm across (12.5 cm including the handle). Trimmed flat foot and signed underneath.
