Description:
In the early 19th century owning and displaying a delicately potted and handsomely decorated English tea set was an ideal many Americans could now afford. This yellow-glazed tea service with transfer-printed maternal domestic scenes exemplifies the type of status symbol with classical overtones that graced many American parlors. The sweetly portrayed scenes of mother and child are typical of numerous prints inspired by Adam Buck's drawings. Thrown tea cup; curved sides; the cup stands upon a shallow foot; covered entirely in yellow glaze; decorated with overglaze red enamels; red painted bands along the rim of the cup and the bottom edge of the foot of the cup; the inside of the cup has a continuous red band located just below the rim of the cup; two red transfer printed scenes decorate the sides of the cup; one side depicts a woman providing a child with a drink; the reverse depicts a child being dressed by a woman; these mother and child subjects are attributed to designer Adam Buck; Condition: one hairline crack on the side of the cup; several chips on the foot of the cup

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