Large Cup and Saucer
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Caption
Union Porcelain Works (1863–ca. 1922). Large Cup and Saucer, ca. 1880. Porcelain, (a) Cup: 2 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (5.4 x 11.7 x 9.5 cm) (b) Saucer: 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (1.6 x 14.9 x 14.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Chace, 68.87.10a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Manufacturer
Title
Large Cup and Saucer
Date
ca. 1880
Geography
Place manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium
Porcelain
Classification
Dimensions
(a) Cup: 2 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (5.4 x 11.7 x 9.5 cm) (b) Saucer: 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (1.6 x 14.9 x 14.9 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no insriptiiions
Markings
On underside of both cup and saucer: transfer-printed in yellow, "[within urn] UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y." and below urn "10 '85"; transfer-printed in green, "U.P.W." above head of an eagle
Credit Line
Gift of Franklin Chace
Accession Number
68.87.10a-b
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