Cup

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Cup

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.141

Description

Cup, one of four, round bowl on short, straight foot, slightly ribbed and scalloped at rim: two sprigs of blue flowers with gold stems and leaves below rim of blue dots with wavy gold line which is nearly worn off painted outside.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1800

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Diameter of top

Height

2-1/4 in

Diameter

4-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. (5.7 x 11.1 cm)

Material

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of conditions: A few hair cracks, worn gilt, no chips.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.143 - Cup - Part of set VC.58.142 - Saucer - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

The DAR Museum in Washington, D.C. owns a cup and saucer from this set which was donated to them by Mrs. Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt in 1925. Chinese Export porcelain made for the general public in comparatively large quantity. Decoration is very simple.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour