Demitasse Cup

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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1882

GUSN

GUSN-15728

Description

Porcelain demitasse cup. Cream glazed with painted butterfly and floral decoration. Relief molded butterfly handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

demitasses
hand-painted
porcelain
Cup
Cup, Coffee
Cup, Demitasse
Cup, Demitasse

Inscription

"LAT / 1882" (Painted in black)

Additional Identification Number

1969.285AB

Maker

Haviland & Co. (Maker)
Trippe, Lydia A. (Painter)

Location of Origin

Limoges, France; Providence, RI, USA

Dimensions

2 (H), 2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Lydia Gardiner Chace

Accession Number

1969.285.1

Places

Limoges (Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France)
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Limoges (Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France)

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