Cup and saucer (one of a pair)
Staffordshire, England
1820-1840
Measurements
Cup, 2-1/2 in x 4 in x 3-12 in (dia); saucer, 1-1/4 in x 5-7/8 in (dia)
Materials
Glazed enamel and pink luster on white earthenware
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous gift
Accession Number
2023.17
Provenance
The anonymous donor purchased this pair of coffee cups and saucers along with other related objects from Heather Higgins Antiques, Winnetka, Illinois
Comments
Pink lusterware was among the most popular of Staffordshire ceramics made for local consumption and for export. It was very popular in the United States. These cups and saucers are decorated with a highly stylized cottage in a wooded landscape. The trees have crescents forming their branches and leaves. (See cups and saucers, accession no. 2023.18, for a similar treatment of trees.) The picket fences in front are more realistic.
The cast handles have particularly prominent—and pointed—thumbpieces. (See cups 2023.18 for similar handles.)
