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Demitasse Cup and Saucer

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Porcelain
  • Place Made: England
  • DATES 1887
    DIMENSIONS Cup: 2 3/8 x 3 x 2 1/4 in. (6 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm) Saucer: 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (1.9 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm)
    MARKINGS Cup: Co. logo printed in puce with a 'Y'; hand-painted in brown 'W/192'; applied rectangular, white-paper tag with '5840'. Saucer: Co. logo printed in puce with 'Y'; hand-printed in brown 'W/192/9'; impressed 'Y2'.
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1999.152.63a-b
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Demitasse cup (a) and saucer (b), white-bodied porcelain, cup of tapering cylindrical shape, saucer of circular shape; the cup and saucer with asymmetrical sprigs of polychrome flowers and gilt leaves painted on a yellow ground; the cup with a bracketed circular handle. Condition: Very good.
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