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

Mug

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape with a flaring base and rim bordered with wide gilt bands, and with a scroll handle. Round the outside is a frieze of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cylindrical mug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly painted by William Billingsley, probably Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Mug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape with a flaring base and rim bordered with wide gilt bands, and with a scroll handle. Round the outside is a frieze of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 13.9cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Made from Billingsley's 'Nantgarw' recipe, and the painting is in the style of Billingsley and was perhaps executed by him shortly before his death in 1828.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.582-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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