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Demitasse Cup

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1882

GUSN

GUSN-15726

Description

White porcelain demitasse cup with blue and gold band around rim with; hand painted red and green budding poppy stems. Loop handle with finger rest and gold accent.

Details

Descriptive Terms

demitasses
hand-painted
porcelain
Cup
Cup, Coffee
Cup, Demitasse
Cup, Demitasse

Inscription

"H & Co" (Printed in green)
"Lydia" (Painted in red)

Additional Identification Number

1969.276

Maker

Haviland & Co. (Maker)
Trippe, Lydia A. (Painter)

Location of Origin

Limoges, France; Providence, RI, USA

Dimensions

2 1/2 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Lydia Gardiner Chace

Accession Number

1969.276

Places

Limoges (Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France)
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Limoges (Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France)

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