Small Cup and Saucer
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Union Porcelain Works (1863–ca. 1922). Small Cup and Saucer, ca. 1880. Porcelain, (a) Cup: 1 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (4.9 x 8.9 x 7 cm) (b) Saucer: 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (1.9 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Chace, 68.87.11a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Manufacturer
Title
Small Cup and Saucer
Date
ca. 1880
Geography
Place manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium
Porcelain
Classification
Dimensions
(a) Cup: 1 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (4.9 x 8.9 x 7 cm) (b) Saucer: 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (1.9 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
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 -- incised "11" on cup and "12" on saucer
Credit Line
Gift of Franklin Chace
Accession Number
68.87.11a-b
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