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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Mug

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, crimson, green, yellow, brown, blue enamel and black with a Chinese woman and boy under a tree, beside a lake. At the base of the handle, a heart in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Mug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1765
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, crimson, green, yellow, brown, blue enamel and black with a Chinese woman and boy under a tree, beside a lake. At the base of the handle, a heart in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
E. C. C. Trans. Vol. 2, No. 7, 1939, p. 84
Collection
Accession number
C.225-1924

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Record createdApril 21, 2009
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