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Teacup

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-199942

Description

White porcelain teacup with gold painted flower buds, leaves, and vines on the outside of the cup. The entire handle of the tea cup is painted gold.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teacups
porcelain
Teacup

Inscription

"Ovington Bros / Austria" (Glaze mark)
"MODERN PL /S" (Under the word modern is a badge shaped image with a white bar going diagonally across it and a "PL" written in the top left corner of the badge and the "S" in thebottom right corner.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Austria

Dimensions

1.75 (H), 3.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3059.2

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