Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Coffee cup
Object Number:
1952.118f
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.7 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Coffe cup with spurred handle and gilded thumb rest; central encre de chine image of a three masted ship with furled sails and two American flags; floating on green water; the border on the shoulders is composed of a purple wavy dotted line with floral sprays.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
