Chocolate cup

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chocolate cup

Entry/Object ID

PM.2003.7

Description

Chocolate cup with floral decoration in the Imari palette (blue and red enamels and gilt): cup profile with slightly flaring rim, rounded bottom, and foot rim; scalloped, ear-shaped handle; decoration consists of chrysanthemums and leaf sprays.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1750

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-5/8 in

Width

3-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 3 5/16 in. (6.7 x 8.4 cm)

Material

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some decoration has oxidized; each cup has lost much of its red enamel and gilding; glaze lines; two very slight glaze breaks; 3/4" vertical hairline crack and 1/2"l x 3/8"w L-shaped hairline crack at rim.

Notes

Remarks: Some decoration has oxidized; each cup has lost much of its red enamel and gilding; glaze lines; two very slight glaze breaks.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

PM.2003.4 - Chocolate cup - Part of set PM.2003.5 - Chocolate cup - Part of set PM.2003.6 - Chocolate cup - Part of set PM.2003.8 - Chocolate saucer - Part of set PM.2003.9 - Chocolate saucer - Part of set PM.2003.10 - Chocolate saucer - Part of set PM.2003.11 - Chocolate saucer - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Upper Kitchen