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Cup and Saucer
Accession # 1990.150a-b
Artist Dorothy C. Thorpe
Manufacturer Porcelaine de Paris
Title Cup and Saucer
Date ca. 1940
Medium Bisque porcelain
Dimensions 2 1/4 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (5.7 x 15.2 x 12.1cm)
Marks printed on under side of each: in black: PORCELAINE / (crossed wheat sheaves) / DE PARIS; in red: MADE IN FRANCE / EXPRESSLY FOR / Dorothy C. Thorpe
Inscriptions no inscriptions
Signed no signature
Credit Line Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion
Location Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf L (Contemporary Design)
Description Cup (a) and saucer (b), unglazed porcelain. Cup (a) of deep conical, nearly hemispherical, form tapering to flat bottom, with blue exterior and pink interior; underside is white. Applied spherical handle. Saucer (b), circular with sloping sides. Blue exterior, pink interior; underside is white. CONDITION - Good.