Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Teacup
Object Number:
1961.216
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 in. ( 5.4 x 10.8 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: beneath view: "ALMS HOUSE, N.Y.
printed: beneath opposite view:"STAU[GHTON'S] CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA"
Description:
Porcelain cup with flaring sides and pointed handle; overglazed red (or carmine)
transfer printed views of the Alms House, N.Y. and Staughton's Church in Phila delphia.
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.
