Object Timeline

1942

  • Work on this object began.

2023

2024

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Museum Service Tea Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer

This is a cup and saucer. It was designed by Eva Zeisel and manufactured by Castleton China Co.. It is dated Designed 1942, first produced 1946 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is porcelain. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a,b together): 5.7 × 16.5 cm (2 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) H x W x D (a, cup): 5.1 × 14 × 11.4 cm (2 in. × 5 1/2 in. × 4 1/2 in.) H x diam. (b, saucer): 2.5 × 16.5 cm (1 in. × 6 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Museum Service Tea Cup and Saucer Cup And Saucer; Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary, 1906–2011); Manufactured by Castleton China Co. (United States); porcelain; H x diam. (a,b together): 5.7 × 16.5 cm (2 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) H x W x D (a, cup): 5.1 × 14 × 11.4 cm (2 in. × 5 1/2 in. × 4 1/2 in.) H x diam. (b, saucer): 2.5 × 16.5 cm (1 in. × 6 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2024-15-15-a,b

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