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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Child's Maxim Cup
Object ID
G.04.23.12
Date Range
Mid 19th Century
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Child's Maxim Cup
Description
Straight sided child's maxim cup with applied handle and recessed bottom. Cream-colored body has a red transfer-printed scene on the side depicting a hay wagon drawn by four oxen. Three males are working with the hay. House, trees and mountains in background beneath shining sun. Underneath printed scene is the saying "MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES."
Date Range
Mid 19th Century
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 34
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Cup
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
2.5
Width (in)
3.5
Diameter (in)
2.5
Dimension Details
Width includes handle.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-05-08
Condition Notes
Hairline crack at mid-handle; multiple dark nicks at rim, handle and bottom. Darkened crazing overall, especially inside bottom.
Object ID
G.04.23.12
Place of Origin
England
Credit
Gift of Sarah Muench, Heritage Center Collection, LancasterHistory.org
Accession Number
G.04.23
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Child's Cup
Object ID
G.04.23.13
Date Range
19th c
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Child's Cup
Description
Tiny straight sided child's cup with applied arched handle and recessed bottom. Covered overall with yellow slip and decorated with luster painted stripes at rim, base and handle. Red transfer-printed decoration consists of "A Present/ for Eliza" printed on a large angular cartouche, which in turn is superimposed over a stylized floral or foliate design largely obscured.
Provenance
Small handwritten note on rolled paper inside cup reads: "Bought from/ Kathryn Grabill/ East Petersburg" and at bottom is "XX . 7." Note now in object file.
Date Range
19th c
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 34
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Cup
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
2.5
Width (in)
3.5
Diameter (in)
2.5
Dimension Details
Width includes handle.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-05-08
Condition Notes
Minor losses to luster. Irregular imperfections on bottom. Soiled inside.
Object ID
G.04.23.13
Place of Origin
England
Credit
Gift of Sarah Muench, Heritage Center Collection, LancasterHistory.org
Accession Number
G.04.23
Images
Less detail