Child's Teacups
MakerAttributed to
William Adams & Sons
(English, 1819 - 1865)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Sophronia Palmer
(American, 1799 - 1866)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Elsie Boardman Reynolds
(American, 1879 - 1962)
Dateabout 1840-1850
MediumMechanically-molded ironstone
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 2 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/2in. (5.1 x 7 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the estate of Elsie B. Reynolds
Object number1962.47.1.4-.9
DescriptionFive small, white, ironstone teacups, part of a child's tea service, of which twenty-one pieces survive: a teapot, a cream pitcher, a sugar, five cups, six saucers, and six bread-and-butter plates. Each piece in the set is decorated with four or six medium blue sprig-molded designs of fine detail, alternating between two vines twisted together with clusters of grapes and a single vine with a cluster of grapes. The bottom of each saucer in the group is impressed with the mark "GRANITE WA&S", and the bottom of the bread-and-butter plates is marked "ADAMS".
The small octagonal teacups have slightly flared rims and molded and applied handles. They all have slight crazing. Teacup (.8) has a small crack at the rim that is quite dark.
The small octagonal teacups have slightly flared rims and molded and applied handles. They all have slight crazing. Teacup (.8) has a small crack at the rim that is quite dark.
Status
Not on view
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