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Mug

ca. 1758-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed over the glaze in black, and slightly bell-shaped and with a reeded loop handle, and printed with two parrots perched on branches above a group of grapes and other fruit.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed over the glaze in black
Brief description
Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed over the glaze in black, and slightly bell-shaped and with a reeded loop handle, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1758-60
Physical description
Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed over the glaze in black, and slightly bell-shaped and with a reeded loop handle, and printed with two parrots perched on branches above a group of grapes and other fruit.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
A cross [Incised]
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from a sale at Christie's for £1 in April 1882
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 471 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:564-1885

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2009
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