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

Mug

1809 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug, cylindrical with gilt handle, the exterior painted with a broad central band of anthemion ribbon feather, rose and leaf motifs, in a palette of iron red, orange, puce, green, lilac and gilding; the borders with a geometric and leaf design in gilding; the front with monogram 'TB' in gilding; the base inscribed in red enamel 'December th6 1809'.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Mug, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt by Thomas Baxter in London, probably made by Coalport Porcelain Factory, England, dated 1809.
Physical description
Mug, cylindrical with gilt handle, the exterior painted with a broad central band of anthemion ribbon feather, rose and leaf motifs, in a palette of iron red, orange, puce, green, lilac and gilding; the borders with a geometric and leaf design in gilding; the front with monogram 'TB' in gilding; the base inscribed in red enamel 'December th6 1809'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • The front with monogram 'TB' in gilding (The initials T.B. are thought to stand for the decorator Thomas Baxter, from whom the late husband of the donor was descended.)
  • The base inscribed in red enamel 'December th6 1809'
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Catherine M. Baxter
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.10-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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