Cup and saucer
China
1865-1900
Measurements
Cup, 2-3/8 in x 4-1/8 in x 3-3/8 in (dia); saucer, 1in x 6 in (dia)
Materials
Underglaze blue decorated porcelain
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.769
Condition Notes
The cup has several small chips in the rim. The saucer has a small chip in the rim and areas of roughness.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The Canton-decorated cup and saucer exhibit the quickly executed decoration typical of those export wares. A pagoda and another buildings dominate the saucer. Two mountains are in the distance and separated from the foreground by an abstract design meant to convey water. A simple border of light blue and white, the white marked by inclined slashes, run around the plate rim and around the inside of the cup. The handle on the cup has a spiked thumbpiece.
This cup and saucer are similar to accession no. 1971.770, although simpler in design.
