CUP/SAUCER

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

CUP/SAUCER

Entry/Object ID

252/4704 A & B

Description

Large cup and saucer. Imari ware porcelain

Collection

CERAMICS, ETHNOGRAPHIC/JAPAN

Made/Created

Date made

1840

Place

Continent

Asia

Notes

Early Date: 1840

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Culture/Tribe

Japanese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cup

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Parts

Count

2

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

This cup and saucer are examples of Japanese Imari ware, a type of Arita ware (a general term referring to Japanese export porcelain made in the area around the town of Arita). Imari ware was particularly popular in Europe during the Meiji era (19th century).