Porcelain demitasse cup with cobalt blue enamel glaze, gold, ear-shaped handle, and gold border of leafy scrolls. The cup is decorated with fleurs-de-lis and the painted crest of Henry IV on gray tear drop-shaped satchels draped over swords.
demitasses
gilding
hand-painted
porcelain
Cup
Cup, Coffee
Cup, Demitasse
Cup, Demitasse
"382" over hatchet. (Painted in gold)
1982.210.1A
Unknown
2 1/4 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser
1982.210.1
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