Demitasse Cup

small cup

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.11

Description

Footed demitasse cup. The cup is flute and shaped into a diamond at the top. It has three feet and a small, ear-shaped handle. One side is printed with an engraved image of a gothic revival style church building with a tall clocktower on the right. The image is labeled, "ST. ELIZABETH CHURCH, LYNDONVILL, VT." The cup is lightly painted pink at the top and fades to white at the bottom. The bottom of the cup 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 in

Diameter

2-3/4 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