Demitasse Cup

cup only

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.51

Description

White porcelain demitasse cup with spiked handle. The cup is printed on one side with an illustration of a one-story, four-bay clapboard building with a square cupola or steeple at the center. There is a horse-drawn cart in front of the building. The image is labeled, "EDEN CHURCH, EDEN VT." The bottom of the cup is marked, "MADE IN GERMANY FOR M. SHATTUCK & SONS, EDEN, VT."

Context

Sold by M. Shattuck & Sons in Eden, 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

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

M. Shattuck & Sons

Related Places

Place

Town

Eden

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America