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

Mug

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bell-shaped with a reeded loop handle. Painted with Chinese landscapes, rocks, trees and small figures in crimson in lobed panels reserved on a yellow ground. Scattered formal flowers in red, blue, green and gold. At the top is a border of close flowers in red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Mug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760
Physical description
Mug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bell-shaped with a reeded loop handle. Painted with Chinese landscapes, rocks, trees and small figures in crimson in lobed panels reserved on a yellow ground. Scattered formal flowers in red, blue, green and gold. At the top is a border of close flowers in red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Conversion from the Register
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.366-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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