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Cup

Object Name:
Cup
Object ID:
1914.014.104 a
Place of Origin:
China
Date:
circa 1800
Description:
Cup. Porcelain, Polychrome. Chinese export. White porcelain handleless cup with plain rim. Painted polychrome decorations. Border on inner edge composed of contiguous green semicircles outlined in black, each with a pink dot at top and with dependent pink crosses at the lower tip. Small orange design at center of inner surface. A line of pink dartlike elements encircling top of outer surface. Central floral motif obverse in pink, orange, and green. Pink and green sprig reverse. Paper label with figure 104 pasted on outer serface. Matching saucer.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-1.9 Dia-3.6 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
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