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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Teacup and saucer
Object Number:
1961.226ab
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
cup: 2 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 7.3 cm )
saucer: 1 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 14.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back of saucer: the letter "G" or number "5" (part of the impression is illegible)
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed cup and saucer with floral border decoration; the cup, which has no handle, shows an image of a building with "UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND" written above it, on either side of the exterior; the saucer's central image, inscribed with "BALTIMORE HOSPITAL" at the bottom, depicts the hospital building with a horse and buggy in the foreground.
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.
