Mug
ca. 1770 (made)
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Mug of porcelain painted in puce monochrome and gilded. Cylindrical with a loop handle. The body is painted at the front with a harbour-scene. The rim has a gilt dentil edge in the Sèvres manner.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in puce monochrome and gilded |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain painted in puce monochrome and gilded, possibly by Plymouth Porcelain Factory or possibly Bristol porcelain factory, possibly Plymouth or Bristol, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain painted in puce monochrome and gilded. Cylindrical with a loop handle. The body is painted at the front with a harbour-scene. The rim has a gilt dentil edge in the Sèvres manner. |
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| Object history | The wharf-scene was probably copied from a Meissen original of ca. 1740. |
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| Accession number | C.59-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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