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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Mug

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, cylindrical in shape, with a grooved loop handle and decorated with a dragon, partly outside and partly inside, chasing a flaming pearl amid conventional clouds


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, cylindrical in shape, with a grooved loop handle and decorated with a dragon, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1760-1765.
Physical description
Mug, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, cylindrical in shape, with a grooved loop handle and decorated with a dragon, partly outside and partly inside, chasing a flaming pearl amid conventional clouds
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.9cm
  • Diameter: 11cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'14' (In blue)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Given to Lady Charlotte Schreiber by Miss Meade Innishannon [??] March 1871
Other number
Sch. I 27 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:108-1885

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Record createdDecember 3, 2008
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