Tea cup and saucer

1810-1830

Measurements

Cup, 2-1/2 in x 4-1/8 in x 3-1/2 in (dia); saucer, 1-1/4 in x 5-5/8 in (dia)

Materials

Glazed pink luster and enameled white earthenware (lusterware)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.764

Inscription

The teacup is marked “12” in pink luster on the underside of the foot.

Condition Notes

The handle broke off and has been reattached.  Some of the glazed decoration shows wear from use.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The tea cup and saucer have richly and delicately decorated insides.  The cup also has stylized floral motifs on the outer side walls.  Festoon like decorations with four points on the cup and five on the saucer incorporate stylized floral motifs below each point, and they exhibit a green leaf between each point.  Below a pink-banded rim is a complex scale-like band with burnt orange circles in the center.