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Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Coffee cup

Coffee cup
Object name 
Coffee cup
Date 
ca. 1795
Medium 
Porcelain
Dimensions 
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description 
Porcelain coffee cup; wide blue enamelled way band outer border; blue husk inner border; pseudo arms of New York State, figures of Liberty and Justice flank a shield with scrolled border; gilt floral sprig within scrolled border.