Trick Cups in Bag
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Albert G. Walker
(American, 1836 - 1902)
MakerMade by
Albert G. Walker
(American, 1836 - 1902)
Date1858
MediumCups (.a and .b): Seamed tin, with red and gold paint.
Bag (.c): Hand-stitched, plain-woven purple cotton.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of cups .a and .b): 4 1/4 x 3 1/8in. (10.8 x 7.9cm)
Other (height x width of bag): 9 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (24.1 x 19.1cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2007.4.1.32a-c
DescriptionTwo seamed tin cups (.a and .b) that taper inward from top to bottom. The interior is unpainted, but the exterior is painted with a gold design on a red background. There is a thick gold stripe at the top and bottom of each cup, with a thin gold stripe immediately below the stripe on the top. Encircling the middle of each cup is a leafy pattern in gold. Four sets of five horizontal gold lines are below the leafy pattern. The line at the top is smallest, and the line at the bottom is longest.
The cups fit into a bag (.c) made of hand-stitched, plain-woven purple cotton. The bag is made of a single piece of cotton folded in half lengthwise, then stitched along the bottom and up one side using white thread. The mouth of the bag has a narrow hem stitched with purple thread.
The cups fit into a bag (.c) made of hand-stitched, plain-woven purple cotton. The bag is made of a single piece of cotton folded in half lengthwise, then stitched along the bottom and up one side using white thread. The mouth of the bag has a narrow hem stitched with purple thread.
Status
Not on view
Claire S. Alexander
