Demitasse Cup

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

1998.40.8

Description

Demitasse cup with and engraved illustration of a city street. The street has railcar tracks down the center and tall buildings on either side. A building on the left side has a square bell tower. The image is labeled, "Main Street looking West - Bellows Falls, Vt." The cup has a small, pointed handle to the right of the image, and is decorated with pink luster that is vibrate at the top rim and fades to white at the bottom. The bottom is labeled, "Made in Germany for the 5 and 10 cents Model Variety Store C.H. Hankinson, Prop. Bellows Falls, Vt."

Context

Sold by the 5 and 10 cents Model Variety Store in Bellow Falls, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1998.40

Source or Donor

Rathke, Frank L.

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Cup, Demitasse

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cup, Coffee

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cup

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

3-3/8 in

Depth

2-3/4 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Model Variety Store

Related Places

Place

Village

Bellows Falls

Town

Rockingham

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America