Cup

Object Name:

Cup

Object ID:

1963.028.55

Creator:

Podmore, Walker & CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1834-1859

Description:

Cup. Made by Podmore, Walker & Company; Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. "Manilla" pattern. "Flow blue" transfer printed earthenware. A bell-shaped, handleless cup with faceted outer surface on an outward-flaring foot. Oriental river scenes on outer surface obverse and reverse. Similar scene at center of inner surface. At inner edge, two cross-hatched bands with floral reserves encircle cup, between which is a border of alternating pagodas and floral motifs. No factory or pattern marks.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware

Dimensions:

H-2.875 Dia-3.875 inches

Provenance:

Part of a dinner service, that according to oral tradition, was originally owned by Daniel Webster (1782-1852). The service was later owned by Harry M. Morse (1857-1924), a Littleton, NH attorney. It was next owned by John R. Morron (1867-1950), a collector of Webster memorabilia, who bequeathed it to his step-son, Lowell R. Burch (1887-1962) and his wife, Katherine W. Burch (1895-1962) of New York City, Niantic, CT, and Littleton, NH. It then passed to their daughter, Catherine B. Symmes (1918-1996). The set was donated to the New Hampshire Historical Society by Catherine B. Symmes, at the request of her mother, Katherine W. Burch.

Credit Line:

Gift of Catherine B. Symmes

People:

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852), Morse, Harry M. (1857-1924), Morron, John R. (1867-1950), Burch, Lowell R. (1887-1962), Burch, Katherine W. (1895-1962), Symmes, Catherine B. (1918-1996)

Subjects:

Pagodas, Dining