Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup
Object name
Cup
Date
1840-1860
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Refined white earthenware cup with light blue transfer print of "Utica, New York"; cup molded with twelve panels, flaring rim, and circular foot; transfer-printed with light blue pattern of flowers and vines on top half of cup; bottom of cup has scene with buildings, including church, and figures in foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.233c
Marks
printed: on adhesive label on underside of cup: "192" [collector's label]
Gallery Label
The transfer-printed scene inside the cup supposedly represents Utica, New York.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
