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Cup

Object Name:
Cup
Object ID:
1929.011.01
Creator:
Lowell, Elijah O.
Place of Origin:
Orange, NH
Date:
circa 1869
Description:
Cup, Glazed Redware; dull green glaze with brown featherings. Glazing incomplete at base. Chipped here and there. Round cup with shaped base and loop handle, body swelling out at center and in just before lip. Unglazed base. Adhesive tape label on bottom "Made by / E.O. Lowell / Orange / N.H."
Material:
Ceramic
redware
Dimensions:
H-2.5 W-4.6 Dia-3.8 inches
Provenance:
Said to have been made in the Lowell pottery works in Orange, NH, by Elijah O. Lowell (1823-1873). Donors are Elijah O. Lowell's son, Allen G. (1856-1929) of Concord, NH, who ran the business briefly after his father, and Elijah's grandson's wife, Hattie Lowell Hadley (1863-) of Hatfield, MA.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hattie Lowell Hadley and Allen G. Lowell
Subjects:
Cups
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