Crown Milano Demitasse Cup and Saucer

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Object Name:

Department

American

Category

Early American

Maker(s)

Mt. Washington Glass Company, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, New Bedford, MA

Date:

1891-1895

Color

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opaque white glass

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pink

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gold

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purple

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Technique

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glassblowing

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assembling

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  - assembling (ref)

Material

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glass

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pigment

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gold

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Dimensions:

(a) Cup H: 5 cm, W: 9.2 cm, D: 7.6 cm; (b) Saucer H: 2.7 cm, Diam (max) 12.1 cm

Accession Number:

2012.4.10

Credit Line:

Gift of Barbara Olsen in memory of Fellow, John K. Olsen

Location:

On Display

Description

Opaque white glass; blown and assembled. Both have applied pink, gold and purple pigments with designs of leaves and flowers. Cup has gold lip and handle; Saucer has gold lip and circle where base of cup sits.

Inscription

[crown symbol] / CM Painted (b) on bottom

[crown symbol] / CM Painted (a) on bottom

A-G / #142 (b) on bottom

A-G / #142 (a) on bottom

Provenance

Olsen, Barbara H. (Mrs. John K.), Source to 2012-02-20

Publications (1)

Publications

Mt. Washington & Pairpoint Glass Encomposing the History of the Mt. Washington Glass Works and Its Successors, the Pairpoint Companies Volume Two (2011) illustrated, p. 70 fig. 14-37; BIB# 88066

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