2022-1-26

外銷瓷中有一個品類叫奶杯，廣彩的有，青花的有，粉彩的更多。但正如維基百科上所說，奶杯不是中國原創，而是來自西方的定製。

廣彩奶杯

粉彩奶杯

青花奶杯

• Creamer is a small pitcher or jug designed for holding cream or milk to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition. It is an obligatory part of a coffee or tea set, whether in silver or ceramics.

可是這種奶杯是什麼時候，又是誰最早發明的呢，號稱檔桉考據最精的西方博物館裡，也並沒有記載。可是英國用一種非常時髦的奶牛奶杯，是十八世紀中期從荷蘭傳過來的，最早是金屬的，很快就做成了陶瓷的，並傳播世界各地。英國陶瓷藝術博物館裡，收藏有667件各種各樣的的瓷奶牛奶杯。

• The earliest cow creamers in England were imports from Holland, made in silver. From the mid 18th century Staffordshire potters copied the idea. The popularity of ceramic cow creamers grew throughout the remainder of the 18th century and into the 19th century. Production spread to include the potteries of Tyneside, Yorkshire, South Wales, and South Scotland, all making creamers in the Staffordshire style.

• The silver cow creamer was first made by the Dutch immigrant John Schuppe in the 1750s. Little is known about John Schuppe other than that he was a Dutch immigrant and flourished in England c1753-1773. His mark was first registered in the UK in 1753, and over the next twenty years, he focused solely on the production of these novelty jugs.

  
  

奶杯傳到中國，在出口創匯，肯定是乾隆後期以後的事情了。通常是和茶壺和其它餐具成套搭配的。

茶壺、茶盤和奶杯 （1795-1800 - 波士頓博物館藏品

茶壺、茶葉盒和奶杯 (1780) - 波士頓博物館藏品