Tea cup and saucer
China
1800-1830
Measurements
Cup, 2-1/4 in x 4-1/2 in (dia); saucer, 1-1/2 in x 6-1/4 in (dia)
Materials
Enameled and glazed porcelain
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.708
Condition Notes
The cup has two stress cracks and a small chip out of the rim. The saucer has four light stress cracks.
Comments
This tea cup and saucer has decoration consistent with the late 18th century, but the large size of each object suggests a later date. Each piece displays the same decorations and features an 8-pointed star in red with smaller blue and green elements. It is painted on the center bottom of the rounded-wall saucer and once on the outside of the cup. Other decoration includes a wavy dotted band in red and a green and red stylized floral band.
