Teacup decorated with rose medallion pattern. Green tendrils and pink tree peonies with scrolled medallions frame figures in an interior scene and birds, butterflies, and flowers. Egg-shaped body with ear-shaped handle. Gilt decoration on spine.
teacups
porcelain
enameling
painting (coating)
Chinese export
Teacup
Used At Crocker Tavern (Barnstable, Mass.),
C361C
Unknown
China
2 1/4 (H), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Julia Crocker
1933.6396.3
Massachusetts (United States)
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