Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Cup and saucer
Object Number:
1936.788ab
Date:
1872
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall (a: Cup): 2 1/8 in. × 3 in. × 2 1/8 in. (5.4 × 7.6 × 5.4 cm)
Overall (b: Saucer): 7/8 × 4 3/8 in. (2.2 ×
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; 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.
