Key Family teacup and saucer

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

Key Family teacup and saucer

Entry/Object ID

1963.004.002

Description

Cup & saucer. Porcelain, Chinese export. C. 1790-1820. (A) Cup: Deep bowl, no handle, short footring. White body with delicate red floral and ribbon design. 2"h x 3.5"w x 3.5"d. (B) Saucer: Deep curved sides, short footring. Central red floral design, ribbon and floral border. 1.125"h x 5.5"w x 5.5"d.

Acquisition

Accession

1963.004

Source or Donor

Weybright, Victor

Acquisition Method

Gift

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Carroll at 250: People, Place, and the Making of History

Notes

HSCC Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 1964. "5

General Notes

Note

HSCC Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 1964 reads "Cup and saucer from the estate [most likely the 1843 sale following Francis Scott Key's death]." Purchased by John Weybright at Terra Rubra in 1845. HSCC Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 1964