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Eggcup

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1891

GUSN

GUSN-34935

Description

Med. blue w/ border of stylized flowers and scene (barley legible) of men on hillside near castle and ruins.

Details

Descriptive Terms

eggcups
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
tin (metal)
castles (fortifications)
hills
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
ruins
floral patterns
stylization
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
Tin Glazed
Geometric Floral
Men
Hill
Castle
Ruins
EGGCUP

Inscription

Printed on bottom: ""COPELAND/ SPODE'S ITALIAN/ ENGLAND""

Maker

W. T. Copeland & Sons (Maker)

Location of Origin

Stoke-on-Trent, England

Dimensions

2.25 (H) (inches)

Accession Number

1932.645

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