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Mug

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape, with a foliated loop handle, decorated with sprigs of carnations in crimson, blue and green, and with gilt foliage, below a formal border in gold, and with a wreath of cornflowers .


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cylindrical mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, factory of Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape, with a foliated loop handle, decorated with sprigs of carnations in crimson, blue and green, and with gilt foliage, below a formal border in gold, and with a wreath of cornflowers .
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.478A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.478-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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