Teacup

Object Name:

Teacup

Object ID:

1963.028.52

Creator:

Podmore, Walker & CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1834-1859

Description:

Teacup. Made by Podmore, Walker & Company; Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. "Manilla" pattern. "Flow blue" transfer printed earthenware. Tall, bell-shaped cup with faceted outer surface, raised on a stem 0.5" high, above an outward-flaring foot. Handle has long S-curved lower element which meets shorter, double C-scrolled upper element at point above cup's rim. Inner and outer surfaces both decorated with alternating floral motifs and cartouches with diamond backgrounds. Wide border on both sides of rim decorated with scrollwork.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware

Dimensions:

H-3.25 Dia-3.25 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