Collections: Decorative Arts: Cup and Saucer

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Cup and Saucer

• Designer: Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923-1997
• Manufacturer: Jackson China Co.
• Made For: Durable Dish Co., 1917-present
• Medium: Glazed earthenware
• Place Manufactured: Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
• Dates: 1966
• Dimensions: (a) Cup: 2 3/8 x 4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (6 x 12.2 x 9.7 cm) (b) Saucer: 1 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (2.5 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm)
• Markings: Printed in black on bottom: "Jackson China / For / DURABLE DISH CO. / Roy Lichtenstein [facsimile signature] / © 1966"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Modern Life, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 1990.37.4a-b
• Credit Line: Modernism Benefit Fund
• Image: Overall, 1990.37.1-.5_transp335.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Cup and Saucer, 1966. Glazed earthenware, (a) Cup: 2 3/8 x 4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (6 x 12.2 x 9.7 cm) (b) Saucer: 1 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (2.5 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 1990.37.4a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.37.1-.5_transp335.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Cup (a) and saucer (b), glazed earthenware. Cup: deep cylindrical shape tapers towards bottom with C-shaped handle; white body with black decoration in abstract pattern of lines and dots with black rim, black line encircling base and along handle. Saucer: circular plate with sloping sides with impressed circle at center; white body with black decoration in abstract pattern of lines and dots. Condition: (a) Good. Some minor scratches. (b) Good with minor scratches and nicks.