Mug
1690-1700 (made), early 18th century (decorated)
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| Place of origin |
Porcelain mug in the shape of a German beer-mug, with a stem of flowers on the shoulder, narrow borders in relief and panels of flowers painted in red, green and black. Overdecorated in London.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in colours |
| Brief description | Mug, porcelain decorated with flowers, Chinese, overdecorated in London |
| Physical description | Porcelain mug in the shape of a German beer-mug, with a stem of flowers on the shoulder, narrow borders in relief and panels of flowers painted in red, green and black. Overdecorated in London. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. T. C. Nixon |
| Object history | The form of this mug is taken from Georgian silver tankards. |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | The overglaze decoration was previously attributed to be made in Holland, is now generally accepted to be made in London. See Manners, Errol, ‘The English Decoration of Oriental Porcelain: Some overlooked groups 1700-1750’, ECC Transactions, vol. 19, no. 1, (2005), pp. 1-28. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.219-1923 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2003 |
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