Demitasse Cup

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.10a

Description

White ceramic demitasse cup with gilded edge. The cup is printed with an engraved illustration of a church with a central steeple. The image is labeled, "FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, LYNDONVILL VT." The bottom is marked, "MADE IN GERMANY FOR A. W. BROCKWAY LYNDONVILLE, VT."

Context

Sold by A. W. Brockway in Lyndonville, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2012.36

Source or Donor

Rathke, Frank L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1920

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

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

A. W. Brockway

Related Places

Place

Village

Lyndonville

Town

Lyndon

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America