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One in pair of porcelain egg cups; orange and gilt floral decoration; bird perched on floral branch; gilt band around base and rim.
eggcups
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
porcelain
tin (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
Porcelain
Painted
Tin Glazed
Sprig
Bird
EGGCUP
Stamped on bottom: ""DAVENPORT"" [in banner w/ anchor] This mark was used ca. 1860-1870. Painted on bottom: ""6862""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
W. Davenport & Company (Maker)
Longport, England, Staffordshire
2.375 (H), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.683.2
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