Collections: Decorative Arts: Cup and Saucer

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Cup and Saucer

• Designer: Marion Anderson Noyes, American, 1907-2002
• Medium: Pewter, walnut
• Place Made: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
• Dates: 20th century
• Dimensions: (a) Cup: 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (4.8 x 8.3 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm) (b) Saucer: 1/2 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (1.3 x 10.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 cm)
• Markings: (a) Incised on base of cup, in script: "Marion Louise / Anderson" (b) Incised on base of saucer, in script: "Marion Louise Anderson" underlined.
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 1992.40.13a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
• Image: Overall, 1992.40.13a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Marion Anderson Noyes (American, 1907-2002). Cup and Saucer, 20th century. Pewter, walnut, (a) Cup: 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (4.8 x 8.3 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm) (b) Saucer: 1/2 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (1.3 x 10.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes, 1992.40.13a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.40.13a-b.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Small pewter cup and saucer with walnut handle. (a) Cup is cylindrical with straight to edge and angled sides that taper down to slightly rounded bottom with foot rim; wooden handle in shape of "7" attached with pewter collars. (b) Round, shallow saucer with center cup indention surrounded by pewter ridge; raised on foot rim. Condition: Excellent