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Demitasse cup

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-180787

Description

Porcelain demitasse cup with white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Details

Descriptive Terms

demitasses
porcelain
Cup, Demitasse

Inscription

"CH.PILLIVUYT&CIE / PARIS / EXP. 1867 / MEDAILLE D'OR" (Manufacturer's mark in red glaze)
"P" (Monogram in raspberry and gilt)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD162

Maker

Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

2 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3093.33

Places

Mehun-sur-Yèvre (Cher, Centre region, France)

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