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Tea service

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1830

GUSN

GUSN-180852

Description

Set of four porcelain teacups and five saucers. White base with a gilt band. Cups have a cylindrical shape and an ear shaped handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tea services
porcelain
Service, Tea

Inscription

"NAST / PARIS" (Red glaze mark)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Manufacture de Nast (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2869

Places

Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France)

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