Teacup

Item Information

Title:
Teacup
Description:
Thick molded body with white mineral glaze; overglaze floral sprig decoration of tulips, blue bells and lily of the valley; blue enamel and gilt border of dots and curved line; slightly varied on each piece; deep bowl form and C-scroll handle.
Date:
1900–1991
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
earthenware
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
overglazing
vitrification
floral patterns
flowers (plant components)
tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)
teacups
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
floral patterns
flowers (plant components)
tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)
Earthenware
Semi-Vitrified
Overglazed
Painted
Bluebell
Tulip
Lily of the Valley
Places:
Maine > York (county) > York Harbor
Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.)
Extent:
2.438 in. (H) Diameter: 3.688 in.
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/4813
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
Accession #:
1977.859.11
Identifier:
4813