Name/Title
Demitasse cup and saucer of handpainted Japanese porcelain of the Clinton family, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1994.42.23Description
Acc. No. 94.42.23
Subject Category: Household
Date or Period: Early 1900's
Object: Cup and saucer
Description:
Demitasse size cup and saucer of hand painted Japanese porcelain. Both cup and saucer have embossed fluted design. Cup has a unique handle formed in the shape of a leaf. Painted floral motif of green and white flowers, accentuated with gold on a variegated yellow colored background.
History of Object: Demitasse cup and saucer belonging to the Clinton family, early African-American family of Alameda.
Acquired from:
Albert Stefani,
Date: 11-19-1994Interpretative Labels
Label
7/12/2020 MvL: current label in display cabinet:
EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA
Photographs and other objects from the Clinton family that settled here in 1889. In 1912 they purchased their own residence on Morton St.
