Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1956.338.05 a
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Tea cup. Porcelain. Slanted sides, diamond-shaped handle and small pedestal base. Exterior decorated with 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 marks on bottom in handpainted purple ink includes an arrow and the number "616" and a tape label with donor information.
- 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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