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Eggcup

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-203441

Description

Porcelain egg cup with short stemmed base. Hand painted decoration of a chicken on one side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

eggcups
porcelain
Eggcup

Inscription

"MADE IN JAPAN" (Printed in blue on the bottom edge of the eggcup)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Japan

Dimensions

2 1/8 (H), 1 5/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1692

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