Tea cup (one of a set of six)
Staffordshire, England
1820-1840
Measurements
2-1/4 in x 3-3/4 in (dia)
Materials
Glazed enamel and pink luster on white earthenware
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous gift
Accession Number
2023.12
Provenance
The anonymous donor purchased these cups along with other related objects from Heather Higgins Antiques, Winnetka, Illinois
Comments
The set of six pink luster tea cups, namely cups without handles, have straight sides the cant outward. The cups stand on ringed feet. The outsides have alternating solid leaves with deeply serrated edges and oval leaves with outlines and dark central stems. The cups have thick bands at the rim.
Pink lusterware was among the most popular Staffordshire ceramics made for local consumption and export. Shades of pink were achieved by firing a metallic oxide glaze of gold.
