Saucer
- Object Name:
- Saucer
- Object ID:
- 1967.040.17
- Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Saucer. Soft paste porcelain. White dish with blue sprig floral applique decoration. Sprigs are of grape clusters and vines. Plain round rim and shallow base ring. No marks.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Soft paste - Dimensions:
- H-1.15 Dia-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Tea set with history of being "bought for Angeline Nutting Bailey by her husband Willis W. Bailey (1831-1907) of Merrimack, N.H., on his return from the civil war."
Donor wrote, "my grandmother was given the set a good many years ago and only used it on extraordinary occasions." Donor's grandmother was Angeline Nutting Bailey (c.1830-1907) of Mason, Merrimack, and Hillsboro, NH. Donor also wrote, "I have been left or given [the set] with the proviso that it be given to [the New Hampshire Historical Society]." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Harald W. Abbott
- Subjects:
- Tea, Tea ceremonies, Imports, Trade
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