Teacup

Object Name:

Teacup

Object ID:

1967.030.02.07

Creator:

Wood, Enoch & Sons

Place of Origin:

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1818-1830

Description:

Teacup. Dark blue transfer-printed earthenware. Pearlware. Cylindrical body with straight tapered sides, curved base and rounded foot. Band with birds, roses, and scrolls printed around exterior of bowl and interior of rim. Floral medallion in center of bowl. Scalloped band with center dot around edge of exterior and interior of rim. Circle impressed on bottom and "34" printed in blue on bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed
Earthenware - Pearlware

Dimensions:

H-2.4 Dia-3.75 inches

Provenance:

From a collection of early 19th-century blue Staffordshire pottery and glass cup plates. The objects included in this gift were said to have descended to the donor, Margaret Adelaide (Pollard) Smith (1878-1972) through the Grimes-Stearns family of Keene, NH, and were stored at the family homestead in Keene. Margaret's mother was Helen Semira (Stearns) Pollard (1855-1939), antiques dealer of Keene. Her grandparents were David Bowker Stearns (1829-1912) and Adelaide Lydia Chamberlain (1833-1928) of Keene. Her great-grandparents were Jotham Stearns (1791-1832) and Mary Grimes (1795-1875) of Keene.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret A. Pollard Smith

People:

Smith, Margaret Pollard (1878-1972), Stearns, Jotham (1791-1832), Stearns, Mary (1795-1875), Wood, Enoch (1759-1840)

Subjects:

Birds, Roses, Scrolls, Tea