Saucer for Demitasse Cup from the Sultana, Yacht of John Rozet Drexel
Title
Saucer for Demitasse Cup from the Sultana, Yacht of John Rozet Drexel
Creator
Cauldon Works Factory
Date
20th century
Description
This demitasse saucer from John Rozet Drexel’s yacht, Sultana, is white ceramic with decorative gilding and enameled blue, red, gray and black decoration. The saucer’s rim is a gilded band overlaid with a repeating black Greek key and a row of gilt pendant dots. Inside the decorative bands on the rim is a motif of two crossed flags with gilt flag poles tied with a gilded ribbon. The flags are the New York Yacht Club’s burgee (blue with a red cross and white star at the intersection) and John Rozet Drexel's private signal flag (quartered with two quarters containing blue horizontal stripes on white and two quarters containing red crosses on white). Below the flags are the initials “J.R.D.” in gilding, for John Rozet Drexel. The blue background tones on the flags are unevenly faded.
Format
Demitasse saucer
Medium
Ceramics
Extent
4 3/4 in
Source
The Drexel Founding Collection
Publisher
Drexel University
Identifier
2011.009.0001 F
Rights
Public domain, digitized by Drexel Founding Collection. Please contact the Drexel Founding Collection for image use and reproduction.
Type
Still image
Collection
Citation
Cauldon Works Factory, “Saucer for Demitasse Cup from the Sultana, Yacht of John Rozet Drexel,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed November 6, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/461.