Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1967.040.27
- Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Tea cup. Soft paste porcelain. Slightly taper sided body. With petite loop handle and circular base ring. White with blue sprig applique decoration in the form of grape clusters and vines.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Soft paste - Dimensions:
- H-2.7 W-3.75 Dia-3.2 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 (1831-1907) 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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