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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup bowl: State House Hartford
Object Number:
1961.220
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 9.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on base: "State House/Hartford"
impressed: on vase: "V"
Description:
Circular cup of white clay with round body and raised circular foot ring; transfer printed decoration in medium blue on outside with two views of neoclassical building within scalloped, oval medallion with flowers on either side; interior has circular transfer-printed medallion with flower and wide floral border at rim (State House at Hartford).
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.
