TEA CUP FROM NORITAKE TEA SERVICE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TEA CUP FROM NORITAKE TEA SERVICE

Entry/Object ID

95.12.3.8

Description

Color: Red A teacup from a tea service made by Noritake, ca. 1920s. The piece has a pattern design consisting of shields and leaves and painted over a white background. Over this are cartouches with flowers of blue, pink and deep rose surrounded by floral vines connected by a tan swag on a cream-colored band. On the deep tan rim are burgundy lines interspersed with heads of flowers. The hallmark on the bottom of the piece reads: "Noritake / Nippon Tong Kaisha." With no indications of wear or damage, the artifact is in good condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tableware

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Teacups, Noritake [Firm]

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Teacups