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"Primitive" tea cup and saucer

(American, 1906–2008)
(founded in 1898)
designed 1955
Object PlaceSalem, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware
DimensionsTea cup: 5.2 x 12.7 x 9.8 cm (2 1/16 x 5 x 3 7/8 in.)
Saucer: 1.6 x 15.9 cm (5/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Brett Angell
Accession number2007.424a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Inscriptionsinscribed in gold paint on base: "Salem [in cursive, surrounded by a circle and above a teacup outline] / U.S.A. / Patented / ovenproof"
ProvenancePurchased from donor on eBay January/February/March 2007
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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