Cup and saucer

1865-1900

Measurements

Cup, 2-1/2 in x 4-1/8 in x 3-3/8 in (dia); saucer, 7/8 in x 5-3/4 in (dia)

Materials

Underglaze blue decorated porcelain

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.770

Condition Notes

The cup has a chip on the inside of the rim at the site of a hairline crack.  The saucer has a small chip in the rim.

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.  Pagodas and other buildings occupy pieces of land separated by water.  A simple border of light blue and white, each marked by slashes in opposite directions forming a chevron-like pattern, 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. 1971.769.