Demitasse Cup

Ceramic

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.65a

Description

White ceramic demitasse cup with gilded edge. The cup is printed with an engraved illustration of a two-story building with a square tower at one corner and an exterior chimney. The image is labeled, "HARTFORD LIBRARY, HARTFORD, VT." The bottom of the cup is marked, MADE IN ENGLAND L. PEASE & SON. HARTFORD, VT."

Context

Sold by L. Pease & Son in Hartford, 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

England

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

3 in

Diameter

5 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

L. Pease & Son

Related Places

Place

Town

Hartford

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America