White porcelain cup and saucer hand-painted with chicks and eggs, c. 1900

Ceramic

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

White porcelain cup and saucer hand-painted with chicks and eggs, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

1985.67.12

Description

Acc. No. 85.67.12 a & b Subject Category: Household, Decorative Date or Period: C. 1900 Object: Cup & Saucer Description: a. cup & b. saucer. White porcelain decorated with transfers depicting chicks & eggs (accentuated with color by hand). China unmarked (possibly German in origin). Size: Cup H-2 inches. Saucer Diameter 5 inches. History of Object: Childhood tea cup of Roberta, daughter of Samuel M. & Harriet Holmes Haslett, old time residents of Alameda. Roberta was born in Alameda in 1890. Acquired from: Doris H. Goodman (sister of Roberta) Date: 10-26-85