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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Mug

1715-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of white fritware, painted in blue and covered with a clear glaze. Pear-shaped body with a loop handle. Painted with a close pattern of conventional quatrefoils amid small leaves. Marked with a star in blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in blue, glazed
Brief description
Mug of white fritware, pear-shaped body with a loop handle, and painted in blue and covered with a clear glaze, Turkey (Kütahya), about 1715-1740.
Physical description
Mug of white fritware, painted in blue and covered with a clear glaze. Pear-shaped body with a loop handle. Painted with a close pattern of conventional quatrefoils amid small leaves. Marked with a star in blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 10.6cm
Style
Gallery label
MUG. Mark, "A" in blue. TURKISH (KUTAHIA); first half of 18th century. G. Salting Bequest. C.2037-1910.
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.2037-1910

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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