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Small porcelain cup and saucer. Saucer has gilt rim and is printed with "WASHINGTON ELM / CAMBRIDGE / JULY 3d 1775" in an oval with fretwork pattern. The cup is printed in black with a scene of the elm with memorial stone in front of it and streetscape in the background.
cups
saucers (plates)
souvenirs
commemoratives
porcelain
transfer printing
gilding
glazing (coating)
decals
landscapes (representations)
historic landscapes
Set, Cup and Saucer
Set, Cup and Saucer
"WASHINGTON ELM / CAMBRIDGE / JULY 3d 1775" (printed)
"RB" [in wheel with spikes] (printed)
1936.419AB
Washington Elm
Unknown
2 1/4 (H), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1936.419.1-.2
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