Tea cup and saucer
China
1790-1810
Measurements
Cup, 2 in x 3-3/8 in (dia); saucer, 1-1/4 in x 5-3/8 in (dia)
Materials
Enameled and gilded porcelain
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.729
Condition Notes
The cup has a stress crack.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The tea cup and saucer each have faint ribbing molded into the bodies. The rims are scalloped. Decoration is of Chinese landscapes with bodies of water and mountains in the distance, all contained within spiked borders. Wider cross-hatched borders rim the saucer and the inside of the cup. All of the work is executed in shades of black and gray—work often called “encre de chine,” or Chinese ink, likening it to ink drawings. Some gilding is incorporated into the decorative bands.
