Demitasse Cup

cup and saucer

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.14a

Description

White ceramic demitasse cup with gilded rim. The cup is printed on one side with an engraved image of a country road lined with tall, straight trees. The image is labeled, "THE FOUR PINES, BELLOWS FALLS." The bottom of the cup is marked, "MADE IN GERMANY FOR CLARK CHASE, BELLOWS FALLS, VT."

Context

Sold by Clark Chase in Bellows Falls, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2005.21

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eugene R. Cleveland

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1930

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

Depth

5/8 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Clark Chase

Related Places

Place

Village

Bellows Falls

Town

Rockingham

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America