Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Mug

ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two similar flower sprays and diaper decoration in red and blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Creamy white.
Shape: Handle flat on inside, slightly concave on the outside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Floral and geometric
Physical description
Two similar flower sprays and diaper decoration in red and blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Creamy white.
Shape: Handle flat on inside, slightly concave on the outside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.2cm
  • Diameter: 9cm
Credit line
Mellor Bequest
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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
Other number
C18. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.14-1963

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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