On view
Cup Plate
Artist: White's Pottery (active Utica, New York, 1838-1907)
Date: 1880-1900
Medium: Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 × 3 1/4in. (1.9 × 8.3cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 85.70.7
Label Text
Cup plates were used during the years when it was customary to pour tea or coffee into the saucer for drinking. The cup was then set upon a cup plate which spared the tablecloth from stains.
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