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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Gorge

Ale Mug
late 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Fulham (made)

Ale mug ("gorge") of salt-glazed stoneware with a handle.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
Object type
Ale mug
TitleGorge (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware
Stoneware
Glazed
Brief description
Ale mug ("gorge"), salt-glazed stoneware, probably Fulham, London, late 17th century
Physical description
Ale mug ("gorge") of salt-glazed stoneware with a handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.1cm
  • Incl. handle length: 12.3cm
  • Width: 10.3cm
Credit line
Purchased with the support of Sir Harry Djanogly CBE and with funds from the Hugh Phillips and Robert Stones Bequests
Object history
Formerly Norman Stretton Collection, Sotheby's 28/04/1981, Lot 50.
Bibliographic references
  • Hildyard, Robin. ‘Gorges’ across the Centuries. Antique Collecting. Sept. 1999, pp.10-15.
  • Horne, Jonathan. A Catalogue of English Brown Stoneware from the 17th and 18th Centuries, London: Jonathan Horne, 1985 (sales catalogue)
  • Massey, Marno & Spero. Ceramics of Vauxhall: 18th century pottery and porcelain. London: The English Ceramic Circle, 2007
  • Hildyard, Robin. English pottery. London: V&A Publications, 2005, pl. 13
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.91-2013

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Record createdJuly 22, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1267087/gorge-ale-mug-unknown/
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