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

Mug

1783-93 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded with a pattern of stripes with flowers


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Mug, porcelain with decoration in underglaze blue and gilded, Caughley porcelain factory, probably gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded with a pattern of stripes with flowers
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Object history
Bought £4 for CIRC.708 & 709-1912.
Production
The underglaze blue decoration was carried out at the Caughley factory, and the gilding was probably added at Chamberlain's works
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.708-1912

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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