Not on display

Mug

1990 (manufactured), 1990 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Berkshire China Co. Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent (manufactured)

Bone china mug, cylindrical with flared rim and loop handle, with printed design of V&A Enterprises logo and “Victoria and Albert Museum” in red and grey.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Bone China
Object type
Mug
Materials and techniques
Bone china with printed decoration
Bone China
Printed
Brief description
Mug, bone china with printed decoration, made by Berkshire China Co. Ltd., England, 1990.
Physical description
Bone china mug, cylindrical with flared rim and loop handle, with printed design of V&A Enterprises logo and “Victoria and Albert Museum” in red and grey.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.7cm
  • With handle width: 10.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Victoria and Albert Museum' (Printed as part of the decoration)
  • A crown and 'Berkshire Fine Bone China England' (Printed in blue on the base)
Credit line
Given by Jennifer Opie, Paul Greenhalgh and Oliver Watson
Object history
Commissioned by V&A Enterprises through Fine Art Development for sale to the public via the V&A Enterprises Mail Order Catalogue at £3.99. About 5,000 were made, and it proved to be a good seller. It is somewhat strange that the logo used is that of V&A Enterprises, the commercial company set up by the Museum, rather than the logo of the Museum itself.

Part of a large collection of mugs acquired in 1991. This group [C.84 to 105-1991] were brought together from various sources and were presented by the donors - the Curator and Deputy Curators of the Ceramics and Glass Section. The collection aims to illustrate the various uses of the 'Mug as bearer of message' over the past decade.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.104-1991

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Record createdNovember 5, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171638/mug-berkshire-china-co/
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