Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1966.018.08 a
- Creator:
- Alcock, John (2)
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Cobridge, England
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Cup, part of a set with a saucer (1966.18.8 a-b). Ironstone or Whiteware, earthenware. Twelve sided handless cup with shallow base ring. White body with blue transfer print decoration. Two identical scenes on exterior of cup. Shows an overgrown castle with a waterway in the foreground, including a canoe with three people in the canoe, several arches, bridges, and trees. The inner surface of cup's center also has an image of an overgrown castle with two arches and a waterway. Inner surface of rim decorated with a floral border and what looks like a chain design at bottom. No maker's mark seen (.b, saucer marked John Alcock, Cobridge).
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-2.9 Dia-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a collection of ceramics described by donors has having occupied the corner cupboard from a family home in Bedford, NH. The cupboard was given to Winterthur prior to the ceramics being given to NHHS. The last owner of the cupboard was Rodney Foster Rollins (1857-1921) of Bedford, NH, donor's uncle.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Laura Berry Offutt and Harriet Berry Denham
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