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

Mug

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black. Bell-shaped with a flat loop handle of iron. Transfer-printed on one side with a Chinese man and a lady beside pots with flowering trees and plants. Inscribed with 'Indian Lady and Gardener'. On the other side is a lady and gentleman with two boys playing marbles, and with trees and flowering sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black and with an iron handle
Brief description
Mug of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Mug of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black. Bell-shaped with a flat loop handle of iron. Transfer-printed on one side with a Chinese man and a lady beside pots with flowering trees and plants. Inscribed with 'Indian Lady and Gardener'. On the other side is a lady and gentleman with two boys playing marbles, and with trees and flowering sprays.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Indian Lady and Gardener' (Inscribed)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
The original handle is missing and has been replaced by an iron one.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Watney, B. Notes on Bow Transfer Printing. English Ceramic Circle Transactions. 1972, vol. 8, part 2.
Collection
Accession number
C.1238-1924

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
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