Demitasse Cup

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Demitasse Cup

Entry/Object ID

2010.63.1a

Description

Demitasse cup with small, one-finger handle. The cup is heavily gilded and one sides is molded with a round, dotted frame around a printed image of a large building with multiple towers. The image is labeled, "SPALDING [sic] GRADED SCHOOL BARRE VT." The bottom is marked, "Made in Germany for C. N. Kenyon & Co. Barre Vt."

Context

Sold by C. N. Kenyon in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2010.63

Source or Donor

Hale, Tamara

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1910

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Cup, Demitasse

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Teacup

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

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

2-5/8 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Spaulding High School

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America