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

Mug

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape and with a grooved loop handle. On the front is a vase adorned with garlands of flowers. At the sides are festoons of flowers. Formal borders in bleu de roiand gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cylindrical mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1785
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical in shape and with a grooved loop handle. On the front is a vase adorned with garlands of flowers. At the sides are festoons of flowers. Formal borders in bleu de roiand gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.455-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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