Demitasse Cup

cup and saucer

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.100a

Description

White ceramic demitasse cup airbrushed with bright pink on the outside. One side is printed with a full-color illustration of a river with a bridge over it and a mill on the right. The image is labeled, "The Mills and Falls, No. Troy, Vt." The bottom of the cup is marked, "WHEELOCK Made in Germany for F. C. Pettes & Co., No. Troy, Vt."

Context

Sold by F. C. Pettes & Co. in North Troy, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2005.21

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eugene R. Cleveland

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wheelock

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

3 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

F. C. Pettes & Co.

Related Places

Place

Village

North Troy

Town

Troy

County

Orleans County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America