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Cup

Title:
Water Girl
Object Name:
Cup
Object ID:
1914.014.034 a
Creator:
Clews, James; Clews, Ralph
Place of Origin:
Cobridge, Staffordshire, England
Date:
1818-1834
Description:
Cup. Dark blue, transfer-printed earthenware. Pearlware. "Water Girl" pattern. Handleless body with broken profile--outward flaring sides and incurved base, above beaded foot. Octagonal panels containing views of child at well alternate with flowers and scrolls in band around exterior of bowl. Band of flowers, shells and scrolls around interior rim. Floral design in bottom, interior of bowl. Part of a set, the saucers of which have impressed mark: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE".
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed
Dimensions:
H-2.4 Dia-4 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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