London-Shaped White Granite Teacup

Three mended body and rim sherds from a London/Grecian-shaped undecorated teacup is made of white granite. The rim measures to 11.5 cm (external) in diameter. The London or Grecian shape was the most popular cup shape used in the U.S. from about 1825 to the 1840s, and given that white granite wares became popular in the U.S. in the 1840s, it is likely that this cup was produced during that decade.

• Object number

  1114.8, 1114.17, 1114.12

• Date made

  1840 - 1880s

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 11.5 cm

• Animals/objects

  Teacup

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Cistern Deposit: Dark Gray-Brown Silty Sand in Feature (624.1114)

• Forms

  London Shape (Grecian)

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  White Granite (White Ironstone)

• Techniques

  Press Molded