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Collections

Moore Brothers
Waterlily Coffee Cup and Butterfly Handlecirca 1880

Not on view
Porcelain cup and saucer with espresso-brown glaze and gold leaf-vein decoration; cup shaped as a lotus blossom with a sculpted butterfly handle, saucer shaped as a lily pad
Manufacturer
Moore Brothers
England, Staffordshire, circa 1872-circa 1905
Title
Waterlily Coffee Cup and Butterfly Handle
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Hand painted and gilded porcelain
Dimensions
Cup height: 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm), Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm); Saucer diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm)
Credit Line
The Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection, Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1998.265.13.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design