Teacup

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

cup

Name/Title

Teacup

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.37

Description

Straight-sided teacup painted in a gradient of blue, white, green, and brown (top to bottom). One side is printed with a full-color illustration of a tree-lined park with decorative paths. The image is labeled, "Fletcher Park, Canaan, Vt." The bottom is marked, "Altzburg China, made in Germany for J. Farnham & Co., Canaan, Vt."

Context

Sold by J. Farnham & Co. in Canaan, 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 Secondary Object Term

Teacup

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

2-1/4 in

Width

4 in

Depth

3 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

J. Farnham & Co.

Related Places

Place

Town

Canaan

County

Essex County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America