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Demitasse cup

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1941-1953

GUSN

GUSN-200001

Description

White demitasse cup with gold trim and tiny pink roses with green stems and leaves. Handle is painted gold.

Details

Descriptive Terms

demitasses
porcelain
Cup, Demitasse

Inscription

"GDA FRANCE" (Green text; "GDA" is seperated from "FRANCE" by a green line.)
"GDA Limoges" (Orange text within a ring of orange leaves.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Gerard, Dufraisseix & Abbot (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Limoges, France

Dimensions

2.5 (H), 2.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3037.3

Places

Limoges (Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France)

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