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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Double handle cup
Now On View

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Double handle cup

Year

1800

Medium

  • ceramic

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • ceramic

Materials

clay products

Geography

Place Made: China

Dimensions

Height: 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Old Label:"My Aunt, Mrs. Smith, went to housekeeping in 18--, these coffee cups belonged to her.She presented them to me in 1840. A.A.I "

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.167

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
Bottoms Up! Drinking Vessels from the Museum Collection
Aug 01, 2003 – Jul 31, 2004

Label copy

Made for Providence merchant Henry Smith (1766 - 1818), this is the only known service of Chinese export porcelains bearing the Great Seal of the United States.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Double handle cup, 1800
Ceramic
Height: 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)
Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.167

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