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Cup

Object Name:
Cup
Object ID:
1914.014.097
Place of Origin:
China
Date:
1790-1810
Description:
Cup. Porcelain, polychrome. Upright cup with plain rim. Molded handle with ropelike relief and spur at bottom. Painted polychrome decoration with border at top of inner surface composed of orange, dart-like elements. Outer surface has a narrow orange border at rim, above an undulating, dotted, orange line with half of a blue flower and green leaves obverse and reverse. Central motif, opposite handle, consisting of pink roses and green leaves.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-2.6 Dia-2.25 inches
Provenance:
Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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