Custard cup

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Custard cup

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.717 a-b

Description

Set of six blue and white custard cups decorated in the Canton pattern: slight bulbous-shaped cups with entwined (Leeds style) handle ending in leaf-shaped junctures; edges of rim and footrim unglazed; slightly domed lid topped with a berry and leaves; when lid in place, it extends over sides of cup and is held in place by a rim underneath lid which fits inside cup; bottom of lid not glazed between lip and edge; painting on cup typical "Canton" design of landscape containing large and small pagodas, steamboats, bridge and trees; painting on lid includes two buildings on mound with mountain in background and water in foreground; border consists of (from inside to outside) outline of scalloping containing blue diagonal hatchmarks, blue line with blue crossmarks, and blue line with blue hatchmarks.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1800 - 1820

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.58.717 A-B
VC.58.717a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Lid diameter

Height

3 in

Diameter

3-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 x 3 1/8 in. (7.6 x 7.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Top diameter

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Material

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

"Canton ware" named for point of shipment in early 19th century. Set valued at $500 (2/3/1959). Custard cup, minus lid, and with small saucer, has been reproduced for sale in the gift shops of Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Inc.

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of a set of 88 pieces.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Dining Room