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

Mug

1769-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of hard-paste porcelain, pear-shaped with wide mouth and scalloped edge; loop handle with longitudinal ridge. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes with pavilion, trees, rocks and palisade; border of foliate pattern and scrollwork.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug, hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, 1769-1770.
Physical description
Mug of hard-paste porcelain, pear-shaped with wide mouth and scalloped edge; loop handle with longitudinal ridge. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes with pavilion, trees, rocks and palisade; border of foliate pattern and scrollwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 103H, p. 230
Collection
Accession number
C.797-1924

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
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