Cup and saucer

1780-1820

Measurements

Cup, 2-1/2 in x 3 in x 2-1/4 in (dia); saucer, 1-1/4 in x 5-1/8 in (dia)

Materials

Underglaze blue and gilded decorated porcelain

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.723

Inscription

“From Chase / House Annapolis / 1771[?]” is written in ink on a paper label attached to the outside bottom of the saucer.

Condition Notes

The cup is broken in half and held together with glue and two staples.  The glaze exhibits craquelure.  The gilded bands were done in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner