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Mug

ca. 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. The outside only is splashed with white tin-glaze, including the outside of the handle. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Strong mid blue on exterior, interior and underside except for area around edge of base which is wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Handle flat on inside and outside with a flattened rolled terminal. Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Mug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, possibly Brislington pottery, Brislington or London, ca. 1680
Physical description
Mug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. The outside only is splashed with white tin-glaze, including the outside of the handle. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Strong mid blue on exterior, interior and underside except for area around edge of base which is wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Handle flat on inside and outside with a flattened rolled terminal. Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 9cm
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
Other number
C11. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
900-1905

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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