Mug
ca. 1760 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and with an inverted bell-shaped body, scrolled loop handle and spreading base, and painted on one side with two birds and a tree, and on the other with a bouquet of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and with an inverted bell-shaped body, scrolled loop handle and spreading base, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760. |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and with an inverted bell-shaped body, scrolled loop handle and spreading base, and painted on one side with two birds and a tree, and on the other with a bouquet of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '5' (Incised on underside) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £2 5 shillings in April 1868. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
| Production | See note on Sch.I 317. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 320 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:104-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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