Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object Number:
1961.221ab
Date:
1815-1842
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
cup: 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 8.9 cm )
saucer: 1 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Pearlware cup and saucer decorated with blue and white transfer printed images of the Boston State House, people, sheep, cows, and the commons surrounded by a floral border, and the cup has a reclining cow in the interior center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
