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Child's cup and saucer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830-1840

GUSN

GUSN-16001

Description

Miniature porcelain cup without handle (a) and saucer (b). Dark blue transfer-printed chinoiserie pattern with scene of three people in boat, pagodas, fence, and willows.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cups
saucers (plates)
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
porcelain
Chinoiserie
Set, Cup and Saucer
Children's food service tools and equipment
Landscape
Pavillion
Willow
Flower
Trellis
People
Boat
Fence
Set, Cup and Saucer

Inscription

[six-pointed star] (printed)

Associated Building

Cooper-Frost-Austin House (Cambridge, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 3/4 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Bowser

Accession Number

1982.207.5AB

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