Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1956.338 a
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Tea cup. Porcelain. Slanted sides, diamond-shaped handle and small pedestal base. Exterior is decorated with handpainted, large pink and green flowers, brown stems and purple and blue flourishes. Center interior of cup decorated with a pink and green flower. Handle is decorated with orange lines and dots. Mold seam lines visible Maker's mark on bottom in handpainted purple ink includes a line and the number "616".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 W-4.2 Dia-3.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Handwritten note on bottom of sugar bowl (1956.338.03): "This set belonged to / Mrs. Enoch Nutter / of Dover N.H. / my great aunt. / R.E.G. / Dates from about 1830".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Nutter, Tabitha M. (1802-1861), Nutter, Enoch H. (1801-1880), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
- Subjects:
- Tea, Tea ceremonies
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