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Coffee cup

Made at: Worcester Manufactory (England)
English (Worcester)
about 1760
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain with black 'pencil' enamel
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 × 7.9 × 5.7 cm (2 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line From the collection of Francis William Lawrence of Brookline. Given by his niece Susan Train Hand
Accession Number36.635
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionBlack transfer-printed decoration - a "Declaration of Love" and a garden scene with urn on a pedestal. Glaze pitted at base. Handle ribbed.
Marks No mark.
ProvenanceBy 1914, Mrs. Francis W. Lawrence, Brookline, MA; December 23, 1924, transferred to his niece, Mrs. Susan Hand; 1926, gift of Susan Train Hand to the MFA.