Coffee cup

Status

On view

Datec. 1785

Maker Nast porcelain factory (French, 1783 - 1835)

Geography Made - France

Medium/TechniquePorcelain (possibly hard paste), gilt

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 2 11/16 in. x 3 3/16 in. x 3 in. (6.83 cm x 8.1 cm x 7.62 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, 1941

Object numberW-1198/A

DescriptionTapered cylindrical cup with an attached angular handle, rectangular in section, a flat bottom, and foot integral with sides. Gilded bands around rim and foot; handle picked out in gold with dots and sprigs along its top.
Published ReferencesCadou, Carol Borchert, The George Washington Collection" Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon (New York: Hudson Hill Press, 2006), p. 148, cat. 42.

Detweiler, Susan Gray, "The Ceramics," Antiques 135, no. 2 (February 1989): 498, 500.

Detweiler, Susan Gray, George Washington's Chinaware (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982), pp. 119-34.

Mount Vernon China (Mount Vernon, VA: MVLA, 1962), pp. 29-34.

"Washington Gold on White Porcelain," undated typescript in MVLA object files.

MarkingsOverglaze factory mark stenciled on underside (in red): "NAST".

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