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

Mug

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and red enamel. Cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle. Painted with rocks, trees and plants, and a figure on a bridge in Chinese style. Red scalloped border outside the edge. Blue trellis diaper border within.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and red enamel
Brief description
Mug of hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and red enamel, Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Mug of hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and red enamel. Cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle. Painted with rocks, trees and plants, and a figure on a bridge in Chinese style. Red scalloped border outside the edge. Blue trellis diaper border within.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1253-1924

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
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