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Cup and saucer

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1790

GUSN

GUSN-47598

Description

Handleless cup; white body w/ yellow rim; yellow and orange floral chain with gray and yellow leaves.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cups
saucers (plates)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
pearlware
tin (metal)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
Earthenware
Pearlware
Tin Glazed
Painted
Floral
Leaves
CUP AND SAUCER

Inscription

Painted on bottom of saucer: ""O"" (in yellow)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Jesse Gwendolyn Morse

Accession Number

1969.74AB

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