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Teacup

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-14444

Description

Hard-paste porcelain tea set; white w/ gilt banding; all molded w/ faceted sides (8 to teapot, creamer and sugar and 12 sides to cups); (?) thickly potted, molded knops, and rams head handles on sugar; long elegant loop handles to pitcher and teapot.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teacups
porcelain
molding (forming)
Porcelain
Molded
TEACUP

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 (H), 3 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.451.21

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