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

Mug

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, cylindrical in shape with a grooved loop handle; decorated with two floral designs set alternatively with vertical bands of ornament between them


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Mug, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, cylindrical in shape with a grooved loop handle, probably made by Thomas Flight's factory, Worcester, ca. 1785
Physical description
Mug, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, cylindrical in shape with a grooved loop handle; decorated with two floral designs set alternatively with vertical bands of ornament between them
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:783-1885 (Sch. I 681). Acquired as 'Salopian' porcelain
These pieces were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Rainy, Bath, for £2 in December 1866
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 681A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:783/A-1885

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2009
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