Mug and Cover thumbnail 1
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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 and Cover

ca. 1755-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Mug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Mug, bell-shaped with a loop handle, and cover with dog finial, of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1755-60
Physical description
Mug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Bohn's sale, Christie's, for £4 4 shillings in March 1875
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 79 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:109&/A-1885

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Record createdDecember 10, 2008
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