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Commemorative cup and saucer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-37530

Description

Small earthenware cup and saucer with black transfer-printed scene of the home of General Putnam, Danvers, Massachusetts. Transfer-printed green flowering vine with hand-painted yellow flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cups
saucers (plates)
souvenirs
commemoratives
earthenware
transfer printing
glazing (coating)
landscapes (representations)
historic landscapes
Set, Cup and Saucer
Set, Cup and Saucer

Inscription

"F.M. SPOFFORD / DANVERS" and "SCHONBRUNN / WATERLOO POTTERIES / TRADEMARK / ROYAL PORCELAIN / T & R BOOTE/ ENGLAND" (printed)

Additional Identification Number

1934.3018.1AB

People and Organizations

F.M. Spofford
General Putnam House

Maker

Boote, Thomas & Richard, 1842-1906 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Burslem, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

2 (H), 2 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Fowler House Estate

Accession Number

1934.3018.1-.2

Places

Danvers (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)

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