Mug
1745-1748 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Bell-shaped and with a loop handle and globular terminal. Body painted with Chinese pagodas, houses, islands with a sailing boat in the foreground. Border inside and out with a trellis pattern interrupted by flower petals in panels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, probably Limehouse Porcelain Factory, London, 1745-1748. |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Bell-shaped and with a loop handle and globular terminal. Body painted with Chinese pagodas, houses, islands with a sailing boat in the foreground. Border inside and out with a trellis pattern interrupted by flower petals in panels. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W.B. Old English Porcelain: A Handbook for Collectors. London : Faber & Faber, 1977. 297 p. Pl. 114. c.
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| Accession number | C.63-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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