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

Mug

ca. 1747-49 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, bell-shaped with grooved loop handle. Painted in Chinese style in blue, green, red and yellow with landscapes with buildings, and at the top a narrow border of flowers on a green dotted ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Mug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, Bow Porcelain Factory, London, England, ca. 1747-49
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, bell-shaped with grooved loop handle. Painted in Chinese style in blue, green, red and yellow with landscapes with buildings, and at the top a narrow border of flowers on a green dotted ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot
Object history
London, Christies, 12/03/1925. From the Mrs. Vipan Collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this group of wares, see Anton Gabszewicz, 'Bow Porcelain: the Incised 'R' Marked Group and Associated Wares', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, vol. 17, part 2 (2000), pp. 275-294, where dated ca. 1747-49
Collection
Accession number
C.63-1938

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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