Cup

Object Name:

Cup

Object ID:

1963.028.60

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 encircles 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