Mug

ca. 1753-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, with slightly spreading base; flat grooved loop handle. Painted in underglaze blue with a flowering tree and branch in Chinese style.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1753-60
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, with slightly spreading base; flat grooved loop handle. Painted in underglaze blue with a flowering tree and branch in Chinese style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'F' reversed (?) (A mark that has been dated to ca. 1753-60)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.D.27, where dated 1752-80
Collection
Accession number
C.789-1924

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
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