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Title |
Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set, c. 1930-1970 |
Object Name |
Cup, Demitasse |
Description |
Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set, c. 1930-1970. Black and gold lacquerware set includes six black demitasse cups (A-F) with gold interiors and six black saucers (G-L) with recesses that perfectly fit the cup bases. Saucers have a gold edge on rim and are decorated with a floral and leaf motif on one side. Cups have matching floral gold floral and leaf motif on one side just left of handle if the the handle is on the right. |
Date |
c. 1930-1970 |
Catalog Number |
2022.039.015A-L |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"MADE / IN / JAPAN" (gold lettering at bottom of each cup and saucer) |
Provenance |
Owned and used by donor's grandmother, Yoshiko Yamanouchi, who was born in Japan in 1895, immigrated to the U.S. in 1915, lived in San Mateo and died in 1973. |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-4.125 D-4.125 inches |
Dimension Details |
2.5 x 4.125 x 4.125 (overall); 2.25 x 3 2.125 (cups); .75 x 4.125 x 4.125 (saucers) |
Search Terms |
Coffee Dishes Japanese Yamanouchi, Yoshiko |
Subjects |
Dishes Coffee cups |
People |
Yamanouchi, Yoshiko |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Laura Watanuki |