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Teacup

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1920-1940

GUSN

GUSN-11895

Description

A porcelain teacup, straight-sided with a "bamboo" handle and with a gilded edge. It has a central design in black depicting the Coffin House in Newbury, MA.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teacups
porcelain
gilding
molding (forming)
transfer printing
Colonial Revival
historic houses
Porcelain
Transfer Printed
Molded
Gilded
Colonial Revival
Historic House
TEACUP

Inscription

Transfer printed on the underside of the foot is: Made in Germany/Edward Osgood/Newburyport, Mass.

Associated Building

Subject Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

People and Organizations

Coffin House

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Germany

Dimensions

2.25 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.103A

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