This tea cup is from a collection my mother had which she called "movie dishes". She used to tell me stories of when she was a child in the depression. One such story was about the weekend activity of going to the movies. For 11 cents they were admitted to the movies, received a gift piece of Lusterware china like this tea cup, and had entertainment for an entire afternoon. While the movie traditions are long gone, this piece of china still survives. I hope you enjoy the painting as well as the story that went along with it.
