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

Mug

1825-1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over the colours. Cylindrical with a handle in the form of a dragon painted red and green. Decorated outside with a print of oriental flowering plants and a vase, repeated inside with a border of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over in colours
Brief description
Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over the colours, G.M. & C.J. Mason, Fenton, 1825-1851
Physical description
Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over the colours. Cylindrical with a handle in the form of a dragon painted red and green. Decorated outside with a print of oriental flowering plants and a vase, repeated inside with a border of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
  • Diameter: 14.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MASON'S' above a crown and a curtain inscribed 'PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA' (Printed in blue)
Credit line
Given by T. H. Mottram, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.321-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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