Name/Title
Porcelain art-nouveau chocolate set of the Martin family, pre-1921Entry/Object ID
2017.1.5Description
Acc. No. 17.1.5 A through L
Subject Category: Household
Date or Period: Pre-1921
Object: Chocolate Set
Description: Hand painted porcelain chocolate set consisting of 5 cups, 6 saucers, and a chocolate pot with a lid. This set is in a pseudo-Art Nouveau style with matching cups and saucers. Each piece is signed, "Hand Painted O.A.C." with "Nippon" in a purple colored mark.
Various sizes
History of Object: A chocolate set belonging to the Charles W. Martin family.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Date: 01/01/2017Interpretative Labels
Label
1/29/2021 MvL: current sign:
EARLY JAPANESE
HAND-PAINTED
PORCELAIN
This Japanese porcelain is marked "Nippon", meaning "Japan". In 1921 the US government required that all Japanese exports to here state "Japan" as the country of origin.
