Museum Collections
Luce Center
Slopbowl
Object Number:
1935.5
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
painted: in red on bottom of many pieces: "93"
Description:
Child's porcelain tea set composed of fifteen pieces: including a waste bowl; the set is decorated with blue underglaze stripes bordered by copper luster with brown enamel herringbone strips between.
Gallery Label:
This set was presented to Mrs. Irving McKesson (Mary Henderson-1850-1911), when she was a child by her mother's cousin Mary Merritt, wife of John P. Haines and daughter of Julia Douglas Merritt of Irvington on the Hudson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.