Mug
ca. 1790 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, painted with enamels, and barrel-shaped with a band of reeding round the rim and the base, and with a scrolled loop handle, and the front is inscribed with 'A Trifle from LOWESTOFT' in black, surrounded by garlands of foliage painted in red, and on each side is a spray of cornflowers in overglaze blue, red and green in the style of Angoulême sprigs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain, painted with enamels, and barrel-shaped with a band of reeding round the rim and the base, and with a scrolled loop handle, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, Lowestoft, ca 1790. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, painted with enamels, and barrel-shaped with a band of reeding round the rim and the base, and with a scrolled loop handle, and the front is inscribed with 'A Trifle from LOWESTOFT' in black, surrounded by garlands of foliage painted in red, and on each side is a spray of cornflowers in overglaze blue, red and green in the style of Angoulême sprigs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A Trifle / from / LOWESTOFT' (On the front, in black) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Barton, Stamford, for 5 shillings in November 1878 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 455 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:798-1885 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2009 |
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