Monday March 7, 1768
Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Cups and Saucers
The week started with more than the average number of transactions for the day. Perhaps the community knew that the store would be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as the owner, Cadwallader Colden II, would be traveling to Kingston for the election of Ulster representatives to the General Assembly of the Province. Colden was a candidate.
On this day, 250 years ago, Johannes Terwilliger and Jacob Sammons both purchased three cups and saucers for one Shilling.
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| English Cup and Saucer, c. 1760. Image courtesy of By Hiart via Wikimedia Commons. |
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
Cups and saucers were usually bought in sets of three at the store. All but one of the sales were a quantity of 3, 6, or 12.
There were 18 purchases of cup and saucer sets over the prior six months. Colden also sold sugar cups, tea cups, earthen (clay) cups, large cups, and just plain "cups." [You can do the search yourself for 'cup' at the DayBook website.]
The store sold other tableware such as plates (pewter and earthen) and bowls (stone and earthen).
Cookingware will be covered in a future blog.
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