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The tag on the bottom says "Great grandfather Pitzman 1850". That refers to Julius Pitzman, the civil engineer who laid out the city of St. Louis, MO.
Here are my questions:
Would you call this porcelain, bone china, what?
Anyone know the name of the pattern?
How old is it? Does 1850 seem right?
Value? There are no chips, scratches, etc.
Updated to add:
Julius Pitzman was born March 9, 1837 in Hallerstadt, Germany... came to the US in 1854... died 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri.
So, if this was his cup in 1850, he was 13 at the time.
Here's some more info on him:
http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/CiCmtg/Pitzman.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Pitzman
