Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Cup and saucer
Object Number:
1936.786ab
Date:
1872
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
cups: 2 1/8 x 3 x 2 1/8 in.; saucers: 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.
Description:
One of a set of five cups with black handles and gold rims, each with a humorous figural scene in black silhouette, perhaps relating to marriage; one of five saucers, each with three black silhouettes of animals such as lobsters, insects, or birds.
Gallery Label:
Annie Dawson was a bridesmaid for Angeline Burr Corse (Mrs. Cadwalader Evans); she decorated the cups and saucers as a gift for the bride.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
