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

Mug

ca. 1753-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, with slightly spreading base and a loop handle. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie scene with boats, tree and palisade.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1753-55
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, with slightly spreading base and a loop handle. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie scene with boats, tree and palisade.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
An incised cross
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 67G, pp. 156, 160
  • For a similar pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.A.25A, where dated 1753-55
Collection
Accession number
C.869-1924

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Record createdMay 27, 2009
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