Chocolate Cup

Manufacturer Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (French, founded 1740)

Mediumporcelain

Dimensions2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980

Object number41.24.32.A

ClassificationsFood Services

DescriptionPart of set; cylindrical shape flared outwards toward the rim; C-shaped handle; white ground; M in pink flowers entwined with A in blue flowers; gold and floral trellis design on sides; gold dot in trellis blank spaces; band of gold foliage at exterior rim; gold bands at base, rim, and on handle; white interior.

ProvenancePossibly Frances Ann Lutcher [Mrs. Henry Jacob Lutcher, 1841-1924][1]; by inheritance to her daughter Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to her son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted December 11, 1980 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. Some pieces in set visible in historic photographs of Frances Ann Lutcher's house

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