Cream Soup Cup
From the state dinner service of Lyndon Baines Johnson (President 1963-1969)
Designed by Van Day Truex, American, 1904 - 1979, with André Piette, American (born Belgium), 1934 - 1984, and Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson, American, 1912 - 2007. Made by Castleton China, subsidiary of Shenango Pottery Company, New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1939 - 1976. Ordered from Tiffany & Company, New York, 1837 - present.
Geography:
Made in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968Medium:
Hard paste porcelain, lead glaze, printed, enamel, and gilded decorationDimensions:
2 x 6 5/8 x 4 15/16 inches (5.1 x 16.8 x 12.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
2006-3-245Credit Line:
Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2006
Made in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968Medium:
Hard paste porcelain, lead glaze, printed, enamel, and gilded decorationDimensions:
2 x 6 5/8 x 4 15/16 inches (5.1 x 16.8 x 12.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Gallery)
Accession Number:2006-3-245Credit Line:
Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2006
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