Teacup
Staffordshire, England
1810-1840
Measurements
2-1/4 in x 3-3/4 in (dia)
Materials
Enameled and glazed white earthenware (pearlware)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Hugh and Bayard Sharp
Accession Number
1977.616
Condition Notes
The cup has broken into several pieces and is glued together. A stress crack that is part of the breakage remains in the body. All surfaces exhibit staining.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
This simple, molded tea cup, with no accompanying saucer, is brightly decorated in purple, yellow, reddish-orange, green, and blue enamels, painted in leafy flowers that emanate from a bowl. The decoration within the bowl mimics the wide red stylized floral band around the inside near the rim. Made with a blue-tinted glaze, the cup is an example of pearlware, a creamware that imitate more expensive porcelains in the color of its body.
