Cup
date: label: date made
content: 1852 - 1898
name: label: maker
content: Meriden Britannia Company
label: parent company
content: International Silver Company
notes: label: Description
content: Large circular cup with plain rim and straight tapered sides rounded into a flat bottom joined to a flared base or foot ring. Flat-top, angular C-shape handle, rectangular in section with split-scroll lower terminal. No monograms or surface decoration. Bottom underside struck with incuse circular mark containing a pointed shield with balanced scales bordered by "x MERIDEN x / B. COMPANY." in sans serif letters. Part of cup and saucer set, 1979.0170.01-.02.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Meriden
label: place used
content: United States: Massachusetts, Nonquitt
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
label: See more items in
content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0170.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0170
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0170.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cup
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver plate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: electroplated (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 7.9375 cm x 11.7475 cm x 8.5725 cm