Teacup
- Object Name:
- Teacup
- Object ID:
- 1907.008.06
- Creator:
- Buck, Adam (1759-1833)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1815-1820
- Description:
- Teacup. "Learning to write," black transfer-printed on side; based on a drawing by Adam Buck (1759-1833); 1815-1820. White porcelain body with curved sides and applied molded loop handle. Gold enamel band around rim and on handle. Image depicts a woman in a gown, seated on a neoclassical chair at a pedestal desk, with a quill pen, teaching a child to write.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Soft paste - Dimensions:
- H-2.3 W-4 Dia-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- According to family tradition this was part of a tea set that belonged to Dorothy (Stephens) Rundlet (1748-1795) of Epping, who married James Rundlet of Exeter in 1767. Their daughter, Olive Rundlet (1782-1866), married Samuel Rowe (1780-1828) of Exeter. Their daughter, Olivia Rowe (1803-1875), married John Sullivan (1800-1862), whose son, John Sullivan (1840-1908), donated the tea service to the New Hampshire Historical Society. The tea set probably originally belonged to Olive (Rundlet) Rowe or her daughter Olivia (Rowe) Sullivan.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John Sullivan
- People:
- Rowe, Olive (1782-1866), Rowe, Olivia (1803-1875), Buck, Adam (1759-1833), Sullivan, John (1840-1908)
- Subjects:
- Children, Tea, Tea ceremonies, Imports, Trade
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