Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1956.338.04 a
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Tea cup. Porcelain. Slanted sides, diamond-shaped handle and small pedestal base. Exterior decorated with handpainted large pink and green flowers, brown stems and purple and blue flourishes Handle is decorated with orange lines and dots. Mold seam lines visible. Center interior of cup decorated with a pink and green flower. Maker's mark on bottom in handpainted purple ink includes an arrow and the number "616".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 W-4.3 D-3.7 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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