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Syllabub cup

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1760-1800

GUSN

GUSN-173102

Description

Porcelain covered cup with handle and four round straight feet. Painted polychrome decoration comprised of marsh scene with swimming ducks in relief, blue molded flowers at feet, and a yellow duckling in an eggshell finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

syllabub glasses
porcelain
Cup

Inscription

"N" (Painted blue glaze mark surmounted by a crown.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD119

Maker

Probably Capodimonte (Maker)

Dimensions

2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 (HxWxD), 2 3/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1868.1AB

Places

Naples (Napoli province, Campania, Italy)

Related Items

Title Saucer Accession Number 2006.44.1868.2

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