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Culture:English
Title:teacup
Date Made:1820-1830
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: lead glazed, refined white earthenware (pearlware, china glaze) with overglaze polychrome enamels, underglaze blue, gilding
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire
Measurements:overall: 2 1/4 x 3 11/16 in.; 5.715 x 9.3663 cm
Accession Number:  HD 56.054.1
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Quincy Bent
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
English pearlware teacup, decorated with floral sprays in maroon, red, green, blue, and gilding. The interior rim has a maroon edge over an interior blue band with gold dot-like spashes connected by a thin line around the center of the band; the well is plain. The exterior has two large flower, bud, and leaf sprays, with a turned flat foot edged in maroon.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome

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