Museum Collections
Luce Center
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.





