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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 soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with red. Cylindrical with a reeded loop handle. Printed with a portrait of King George III with rococo scrollwork below and at the sides, and inscribed with 'George III King of / Great Britain'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with red
Brief description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with red, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, printed at Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with red. Cylindrical with a reeded loop handle. Printed with a portrait of King George III with rococo scrollwork below and at the sides, and inscribed with 'George III King of / Great Britain'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Conversion from the Register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'George III King of / Great Britain'
  • 'J. Sadler / Liverpool' (Signature)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.348-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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