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Cup
1834-1880
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Strasburg; Virginia; Shenandoah; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1639
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1639
Object Name
Cup
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Strasburg; Virginia; Shenandoah; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Strasburg, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
Date
1834-1880
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Slip decorated
Dimensions (inches)
3.622 (H) x 3.386 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.2 (H) x 8.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Similar cup attributed to Bell family in catalogue for February 22-23, 2003, p. 44, cat.no. 197.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• The catalogue for the July 16, 2011 sale includes a similar (unattributed) supposedly Strasburg, VA-area egg cup on p. 45, cat. no. 277.