Demitasse Cup

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.15a

Description

Small, square demitasse cup. One side is printed with a colored image of a neoclassical building with a domed cupola and a six-columned portico. The building is colored brown with a black dome and the surrounding trees are colored green. The image is labeled, "State House, Montpelier, Vt." The rest of the cup's exterior is glazed blue. The bottom of the cup is marked, "WHEELOCK DRESDEN. GERMANY."

Acquisition

Accession

2012.36

Source or Donor

Rathke, Frank L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wheelock

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

1-7/8 in

Width

2 in

Depth

1-3/8 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Building

Vermont State House

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America