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

Mug

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

Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a loop handle. In the front is a medallion in gold enclosing the monogram 'TB' with crossed swords below, and above is a crest, a lion's head issuing from a ducal coronet. Surrounding it are two branches of flowers, and on either side is a group of flowers in blue and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, probably enamelled and gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a loop handle. In the front is a medallion in gold enclosing the monogram 'TB' with crossed swords below, and above is a crest, a lion's head issuing from a ducal coronet. Surrounding it are two branches of flowers, and on either side is a group of flowers in blue and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'TB' [In monogram]
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.65-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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