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Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
ca. 1853
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
cup: 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 7 x 7.3 cm )
saucer: 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 13 cm )
Description
Porcelain blue transfer-printed handleless cup and saucer decorated with a repeating pattern of stylized plants; at the center of the saucer and at the inside bottom of the cup are identical rondels with flowers and grass.
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel Montifore G. Kahn
Object Number
1953.143ab
Marks
printed: on bottom in blue: Japanese characters
Gallery Label
According to the donor, this cup and saucer were part of a service given by the government of Japan to Commander Oliver S. Glisson (1809-1890), who commanded the USS Powhattan under Admiral M.C. Perry in July 1853.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
