Mug
ca. 1780 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and on the front are the initials 'D A M G' in gold within a wavy gilt framework, intertwined with a wavy wreath of light blue husk-pattern and embellished with small sprays of flowers, and on either side are a bow and an arrow, each wreathed with flowers, and small sprays are scattered over the remaining surface.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and on the front are the initials 'D A M G' in gold within a wavy gilt framework, intertwined with a wavy wreath of light blue husk-pattern and embellished with small sprays of flowers, and on either side are a bow and an arrow, each wreathed with flowers, and small sprays are scattered over the remaining surface. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D A M G' (On the front, in gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of two mugs with 414:575/A-1885 (Sch. I 594A) The mugs were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from George, London, for £5 10 shillings in April 1880 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 594 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:575-1885 |
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| Record created | January 26, 2009 |
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