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Cup

Object Name:
Cup
Object ID:
1914.014.042 a
Creator:
Stubbs & Kent
Place of Origin:
Longport, Burslem, England
Date:
1828-1830
Description:
Cup. Blue, transfer-printed earthenware. Pearlware. Sea Shell pattern. Hemispherical, handleless bowl with outward flaring foot. Band of two sea shells with seaweed sprigs in a vertical oval beaded frame alternating with pairs of flowers and scrolled borders, and a stippled background, around exterior of bowl. Band of repeating pairs of flowers and scrolled borders around interior rim. Flower with stippled background in bottom, interior of bowl. Matching saucer has impressed mark on bottom: "STUBBS & KENT / LONGPORT".
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed
Dimensions:
H-2.5 Dia-3.75 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
Subjects:
Shells
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