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Child's teacup and saucer

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-14653

Description

Part of child's hard-paste porcelain tea service; white w/ ruffled edges; some remains of gilt and (?) red overglaze decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cups
saucers (plates)
porcelain
gilding
molding (forming)
Victorian
Porcelain
Molded
Gilded
Victorian
CUP AND SAUCER

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.91.5AB

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