Is this the one that belonged to JFK's secretary? Yeah, it's this one. (You'll have to forgive me; it's not easy remembering the provenance of all my
cups. And I have
another that's similar.) A gift from a friend. I don't know all the particulars of its journey, but I'm sure happy to have it. And regardless of origins, it's lovely.
as always, agreed. (is this truly a demitasse? looks like one could drink tea out of it. what defines a demitasse?)
ReplyDeleteThe photograph is deceptive: though it looks here like it could be a teacup, it's actually about half that size ("demitasse" literally meaning "half cup"). To give a sense of true scale, that's a double espresso filling it almost to the brim. (My pinkie would extend most of the way across.)
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