Cup

Tea or coffee set
Porcelain (hard-paste), enamel, gilt
c. 1760

Status

Not on view

Label Text

This diminuitive set of teawares may resemble the "Set of China (for a little Miss) the Cups and Saucers to be small" purchased for Martha Custis, Mrs. Washington's daughter, in 1765.

Datec. 1760

Geography Made - China

Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste), enamel, gilt

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 1 11/16 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 1 3/4 in. (4.29 cm x 6.35 cm x 4.45 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, 2006

Object numberM-4555

DescriptionMiniature circular cup with a plain rim, straight sides rounded at bottom, and a C-shaped or ear-shaped handle on a shallow foot ring, decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels in the famille rose palette and gilt. Around the exterior is a figural scene with a figure holding a stick aloft with an object suspended from it, a child reaching for the object, and another figure standing in front of a table in the background at upper left. A plain red line with a row of red dots below encircles the rim exterior. The top of the handle is touched with red.

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