Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1812-1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 6 x 9.2 cm )
saucer: 1 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 14.6 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware cup and saucer with blue transfer print of City Hall, New York; handleless cup with circular foot, printed with floral border on interior and view of City Hall on exterior (repeated twice); deep saucer with floral border and central image of City Hall with figures in foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.178ab
Gallery Label
Designed by John McComb in 1803 and completed in 1812, New York's third City Hall is the oldest municipal building in continuous use in the United States.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.