Mug
ca. 1770 (made)
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Mug, of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Chinese porcelain of the 'famille verte', inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle; round the body are four panels with cusped and pointed tops painted alternately with a fabulous Chinese monster and with a group of vases containing flowers on a low stand; the spandrels between the panels are filled with floral ornament in red and green; round the top is a border of cell-pattern interrupted by compartments containing flowers
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Mug, of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Chinese porcelain of the 'famille verte', inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Mug, of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Chinese porcelain of the 'famille verte', inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle; round the body are four panels with cusped and pointed tops painted alternately with a fabulous Chinese monster and with a group of vases containing flowers on a low stand; the spandrels between the panels are filled with floral ornament in red and green; round the top is a border of cell-pattern interrupted by compartments containing flowers |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Sign for tin (In red) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The Chinese pattern was probably derived from Worcester Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr C. Prideaux, Knightsbridge, for 10 shillings in November 1868 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 715 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:713-1885 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2009 |
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