Cups

Museum number:
9-17797a-l
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917797a@2dl
Accession number:
Acc.4067
Description:
cups; (10) porcelain wine cups in rectangular wood storage case with sliding lid and brass handle; cups are white with multicolored plants and characters representing the four seasons, original cotton packing, lid with green characters and white sticker. a) box 34 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm. b) lid 32.5 x 9.5 x .25 cm. c-l) cups ht. 4 cm., diam 6 cm.
Donor:
Alice Elizabeth Fitzhugh and William M. Fitzhugh Jr.
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, unspecified
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Cotton (textile), Porcelain (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels) and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
early twentieth century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
c-l— height 4 centimeters, b— width 9.5 centimeters, a— width 7.5 centimeters, c-l— diameter 6 centimeters, a— height 10.5 centimeters, b— length 32.5 centimeters, a— length 34 centimeters, and b— height 0.25 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Cups, accession number 9-17797a-l, described as cups; (10) porcelain wine cups in rectangular wood storage case with sliding lid and brass handle; cups are white with multicolored plants and characters representing the four seasons, original cotton packing, lid with green characters and white sticker. a) box 34 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm. b) lid 32.5 x 9.5 x .25 cm. c-l) cups ht. 4 cm., diam 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Cups, accession number 9-17797a-l, described as cups; (10) porcelain wine cups in rectangular wood storage case with sliding lid and brass handle; cups are white with multicolored plants and characters representing the four seasons, original cotton packing, lid with green characters and white sticker. a) box 34 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm. b) lid 32.5 x 9.5 x .25 cm. c-l) cups ht. 4 cm., diam 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Cups, accession number 9-17797a-l, described as cups; (10) porcelain wine cups in rectangular wood storage case with sliding lid and brass handle; cups are white with multicolored plants and characters representing the four seasons, original cotton packing, lid with green characters and white sticker. a) box 34 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm. b) lid 32.5 x 9.5 x .25 cm. c-l) cups ht. 4 cm., diam 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Cups, accession number 9-17797a-l, described as cups; (10) porcelain wine cups in rectangular wood storage case with sliding lid and brass handle; cups are white with multicolored plants and characters representing the four seasons, original cotton packing, lid with green characters and white sticker. a) box 34 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm. b) lid 32.5 x 9.5 x .25 cm. c-l) cups ht. 4 cm., diam 6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cups, accession number 9-17797a-l, described as cups; (10) porcelain wine cups in rectangular wood storage case with sliding lid and brass handle; cups are white with multicolored plants and characters representing the four seasons, original cotton packing, lid with green characters and white sticker. a) box 34 x 7.5 x 10.5 cm. b) lid 32.5 x 9.5 x .25 cm. c-l) cups ht. 4 cm., diam 6 cm.

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