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

Mug

1775-79 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical with loop handle. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue with flowers and two butterflies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug, soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, ca. 1775-79
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical with loop handle. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue with flowers and two butterflies.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
's' and a butterfly (Printed in blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C48, where dated to 1775-79
Collection
Accession number
3349-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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