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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 in black and over-painted with green enamel. Bell-shaped with a reeded loop handle. Printed with a half-length portrait inscribed 'KING OF PRUSSIA', a group of trophies, and a rococo shield with floral mantling enclosing the arms of Biddulph.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with green enamel
Brief description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with green enamel, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with green enamel. Bell-shaped with a reeded loop handle. Printed with a half-length portrait inscribed 'KING OF PRUSSIA', a group of trophies, and a rococo shield with floral mantling enclosing the arms of Biddulph.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'B' [indistinct] (In script in a lustre)
  • 'KING OF PRUSSIA' (Inscribed on the portrait)
Credit line
Legh Tolson Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.59-1932

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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