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Coffee cup

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1820

GUSN

GUSN-24883

Description

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coffee cups
porcelain
Porcelain
CUP, COFFEE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 x 3.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.161.23

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