Museum Open

The New-York Historical Society will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 from 10am to 6pm

Cup and saucer

Cup and saucer
Object name 
Cup and saucer
Date 
ca. 1825
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
cup: 2 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 9.2 x 7.3 cm )
Description 
Hand painted cup and saucer with scrolled handle in Gaudy Dutch style, decorated with a blue underglaze and red-brown, copper luster, and purple luster overglaze; pattern composed of abstract fruits, leaves, and geometric shapes; large blue underglaze balluster shape in foreground.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number 
1948.273ab
Marks 
painted: by hand on cup on bottom in red brown: 2 small parallel lines, one solid and one broken
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.