Mug

Physical description

Mug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Chinese figure seated in an oriental landscape ('Chinaman-in-grasses') with oriental classic scroll motifs around the mouth and alternating ovals and groups of strokes on the outside of the handle in white tin-glaze. The mouth has a silver (?) lip mount with a pierced diaper border probably of later date (18th century?).
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Strong dark blue on exterior, interior and underside except for area around edge of base which is wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Handle flat on inside, rounded on outside with pointed terminal. Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Place of Origin

London, England (probably, made)

Date

ca. 1685-1695 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Tin-glazed earthenware, painted

Dimensions

Height: 11 cm, Diameter: 10.2 cm

Descriptive line

Mug, tin-glazed earthenware painted, probably London, ca. 1685-1695

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8

Exhibition History

Scwartz Porcelain: Die Leidenschaft fur Lack und ihre Wirkung auf das Europaische (Schloss Favorite 29/03/2004-07/06/2004)
Scwartz Porcelain: Die Leidenschaft fur Lack und ihre Wirkung auf das Europaische (Museum fur Lackkunst 07/12/2003-07/03/2004)

Materials

Earthenware; Tin glaze

Techniques

Painted; Glazed

Subjects depicted

Landscapes (representations); Figures (representations); Scrolls (motifs)

Categories

Ceramics; Earthenware; Delftware

Collection code

CER