Unknown
Covered Custard Cup
1809-1814
Scroll
Unknown
Covered Custard Cup
1809-1814
Physical Qualities
Hard-paste porcelain with over-glaze enamel, silver and gilding, 3 1/2 x 4 in. overall
Credit Line
Gift of Brian Topping, Baltimore
Object Number
2002.586
Grey-colored platter with grapes and grape leaves around the outer rim of top. A gilded acorn is the handle for the top; a roped handle is on the cup. A script 'P' is in the center of the cup. Part of a 6-piece gift from the service.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; Brian Topping, Baltimore, Maryland; David M. Perine, Baltimore
Ceramics in Early Maryland
Edwards, Diana and Catherine Rogers Arthur. Taste and Table: A Century of Ceramics in Early Maryland. Baltimore: Homewood House Museum, 2003. p.14&15.
Mudge, Jean McClure. Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade 1785-1835. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1962. p.105-106.
Inscribed: CUP: FRONT, center, (overglaze paint and gilding) 'P' (in script)
Manufacturer for Export market
Unknown
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
