John Schuppe (''fl.'' 1753-73) was a Dutch

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working in London and noted for his humorous cow creamers (cream jugs). John Schuppe is first recorded in England on 28 June 1753 when his name was recorded as a

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of Little Deans Court,

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. He was registered to 6 New Rents in 1755. In 1773 his name appeared in the Parliamentary Return. The majority of creamers shaped as a cow in the Dutch style between 1753 and 1773 bear his mark. Nothing is known of him after 1773.Run Along & Sneer: The Code of Woosters.
Koopman Rare Art. Retrieved 7 December 2017. One of his cow-shaped creamers (1759–60) is in the collection of the

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, London, with the tail as the handle and a lid on the back with a giant fly on top. A similar jug by Schuppe sold at

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in 2016 for £4,750 including premium.Lot 127.
Bonhams, 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017. The theft of a cow-shaped creamer was an element in the comic novel ''

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'' (1938) by

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Collecting Silver Cow Creamers
by Craig Dorman. Dutch silversmiths Dutch emigrants to England 18th-century Dutch people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-bio-stub

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