Title
Egg Cups
Creator
Made in France and decorated by E.V. Haughwout & Co., New York
Date
1861
Label
#151
Egg Cups
Made in France and decorated by E.V. Haughwout & Co., New York, 1861
Made of Hard-Paste Porcelain
Mr. and Mrs. Euchlin D. Reeves Collection in memory of Mrs. Chester Green Reeves and Miss Lizzie H. Dyer
R1967.1.1041.2-3
These egg cups are two of 24 that were part of an enormous dinner, tea and breakfast service that was commissioned by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1861.
Elaborately decorated with an American eagle and a rich purple-red and gold border, the service was stylish, exotic and very modern. The gold border was in what was called the Alhambra style, inspired by the Islamic architecture of Spain; the purple-red color was known as solferino and had just been invented by French chemists in 1859.
These pieces are on display in the European Ceramics Gallery.
Egg Cups
Made in France and decorated by E.V. Haughwout & Co., New York, 1861
Made of Hard-Paste Porcelain
Mr. and Mrs. Euchlin D. Reeves Collection in memory of Mrs. Chester Green Reeves and Miss Lizzie H. Dyer
R1967.1.1041.2-3
These egg cups are two of 24 that were part of an enormous dinner, tea and breakfast service that was commissioned by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1861.
Elaborately decorated with an American eagle and a rich purple-red and gold border, the service was stylish, exotic and very modern. The gold border was in what was called the Alhambra style, inspired by the Islamic architecture of Spain; the purple-red color was known as solferino and had just been invented by French chemists in 1859.
These pieces are on display in the European Ceramics Gallery.
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Euchlin D. Reeves Collection in memory of Mrs. Chester Green Reeves and Miss Lizzie H. Dyer
Citation
Made in France and decorated by E.V. Haughwout & Co., New York, “Egg Cups,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/276.