Mug
ca. 1783-93 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a loop handle. In front is the monogram 'RT' and on either side is a spray of flowers in blue. Round the neck and base are plain gold borders.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1775-1779. |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with blue enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a loop handle. In front is the monogram 'RT' and on either side is a spray of flowers in blue. Round the neck and base are plain gold borders. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
| Production | Possibly gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester. If so, then the mug probably dates from about 1783-93 |
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| Bibliographic reference | The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns, 2012, p. 80, where dated to 1775-79 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.70-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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