Mug

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a cylindrical body and a loop handle, and round the top is a wreath in red with a line of gold above and green below, and from the green band hang festoons of roses in purple.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a cylindrical body and a loop handle, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a cylindrical body and a loop handle, and round the top is a wreath in red with a line of gold above and green below, and from the green band hang festoons of roses in purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Taylor, Northampton, for 10 shillings in December 1871
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 412 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:468-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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