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China Demitasse Cup. Blue on white images of the "The Philip E Thomas 1832," "Horse Drawn Car 1830," and "The Atlantic 1832," each identified by a continuos banner below, surround the cup. An egg and dart motif forms the upper border of the design. The handle is adorned with a similar vertically-oriented, double-sided egg and dart pattern.
A maker's mark depicting a two-tiered dome adorned with a column at its peak is located on the cup's base. The dome is flanked with the dates 1827 and 1927. The text surrounding and below reads, "Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Shenango China, New Castle, PA."
This collection of blue and white china was used in the dining cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during the 100th anniversary of the founding of the line. The china is styled in the manner of the Old Staffordshire China.
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