Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Tea bowl and a pair of saucers
Object Number:
1953.194a-c
Date:
ca. 1785-1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Each (tea bowl): 4 1/8 x 2 in. (10.5 x 5.1 cm)
Each (saucer): 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (15.9 x 3.2 cm)
Description:
Pair of porcelain saucers and a tea bowl; scalloped edges and molded ribbing; rust and purple wave border; polychrome enamel flowers and central flower basket.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these were part of a set used by Marina Shannon at her wedding breakfast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Lucy Embury Hubbell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
