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1890-1950
GUSN-294084
White porcelain teacup and saucer with black transfer hand-painted image of the front of Nickels Sortwell, with legend "Sortwell Door, Wiscasset, Maine". Teacup (a) with green and gold band at lip, saucer (b) with floral molded edge with green and gold band.
teacups
porcelain
transfer printing
paint (coating)
gilding
commercial art
Teacup
"HAND PAINTED / THE JONROTH / STUDIOS / GERMANY" (Maker's text within the outline of a painter's pallette)
"PAINTED AND IMPORTED FOR LABBIE'S PICTURE 8 / GIFTSHOP WISCASSET, MAINE"
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
Germany
3 5/8 (H), 2 5/8 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.278AB
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