Cup

Object Name:

Cup

Object ID:

1955.195 a

Place of Origin:

Europe

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Teacup. Porcelain. White body with hand painted blue and gold decoration and floral decals. Cup has flared scalloped rim, pedestal base, and D-shaped scroll handle. Most of the decoration is on interior of cup. It includes a dark blue band around rim which is edged in scalloped and scrolled gold bands. Within the blue band are three gold flowers. Below the blue band are three floral groupings, done in decal, with yellow, orange, pink, blue and green colors. Center base of the cup has two gold bands. On exterior of cup there is a single gold band around center of body and single gold band on base. Gold decoration on handle. Two marks on bottom in red, an X and V.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-2.6 W-5.2 Dia-4.3 inches

Provenance:

Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1857-) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who according to typed statement from donor, "cared for them during her long life and then left them to me." This set was a wedding gift to Ellen Cuthbert Robert's parents, Ellen Chase (1831-1912) and Anthony Cuthbert Roberts (1826-1891) of Philadelphia, PA., who married in 1853. Ellen Cuthbert Roberts was unmarried, and resided with her parents until their death.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts

People:

Roberts, Ellen Chase (1831-1912), Roberts, Anthony Cuthbert (1826-1891), Roberts, Ellen Cuthbert (1855-1935), Turner, Alice Roberts (1888-c. 1956)