Cup and saucer

ca. 1800

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Cylindrical cup with scrolling handle, body decorated with molded reeding on the lower two-thirds. Flat saucer with flaring edge, interior molded with reeding. Matt black.

Details

Title: Cup and saucer
Date Created: ca. 1800
Location Created: England
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Molded and tinted stoneware (black basalt)
Credit line: Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan

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