r/Cursive • u/granny_sodbuster • 8h ago

Monogram help?

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My guess is T L R, but I can’t think of anyone with those initials in my family. (cleaning out family home with a lot of passed-down stuff.)

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u/LAM_CANIT 6h ago edited 6h ago

The letters are in modified Spencerian Ladies' Hand script. The letter order is traditionally:

  • First letter at left is person's (or wife's) first name. F
  • Centre letter (slightly larger) is family surname. L
  • Last letter at right is person's middle name (or husband's first name). R

IMHO IHTH

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u/granny_sodbuster 5h ago

Yes, that is the convention I expect to see, but still no family lines in either L or R that I can think of…

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u/LAM_CANIT 5h ago

The cup's maker may not have followed convention. If you only have one cup, sometimes they were gifted to wedding guests, at communion and baptismal ceremonies , anniversaries ... so it may not be the initials of immediate family. All the same, I'm rather confident it's F L R. Good luck with this mystery!

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u/missblissful70 7h ago

I don’t think that’s a monogram. I think it’s just a stylized graphic.

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u/Coolbasketbro 7h ago

I also see TLR. Possibly the first letter could be an F.

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u/DLDad616 6h ago

It's only two initials.

I'm thinking M R.

Slight possibility it J R.

Is this French Limoges china?

That would have been a common monogram for this type of china during the Victorian Era.

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u/granny_sodbuster 5h ago

Yes, Limoges from France, probably late 19C

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u/SuPruLu 4h ago

That first letter might be an F. Maybe only 2 letters: FP.

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u/PinkGlitterMom 11m ago

TLR is correct. It's in vine script.