Coffee Cups with Storage Container
Object Details
- Collector
- Mrs. Grace Burkholder
- Donor Name
- Mrs. Grace Burkholder
- Collector's notes: "The cups are small bowls without handles. If filled to the limit they might hold 1/4 cup. However, they are never filled full; the guest is expected to sip several cups. These are imports, probably from [Asia]. To the best of my knowledge none are made in Saudi Arabia. The container is a tall brass cylinder with attached lid. The cups are stacked in it when not in use."
- Cups: set of 6 identical cups, fine white porcelain with gold line on inside rim. Also gold line drawing on sides, with palm trees, birds, and foliage (?). No handles. Container is a brass cylinder with bands of raised flower pattern near top and bottom. Cone shaped lid attached by chain.
- Record Last Modified
- 30 Dec 2014
- Specimen Count
- 7
- Culture
- Bedouin
- Arab
- Accession Date
- 1 Oct 1989
- Collection Date
- 1960 to 1980
- Accession Number
- 370093
- USNM Number
- E432014-0
- Object Type
- Cup
- Height - Cups, Each
- 5 cm
- Diameter - Cups, Each
- 6.2 cm
- Height - Container, Bottom
- 22 cm
- Height - Container, Lid
- 7 cm
- Diameter - Container
- 7.5 cm
- Place
- Saudi Arabia, Asia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8552190
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ab35abd8-8b70-4de0-9e14-1a407da1a9f1
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