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

Mug

ca. 1756-59 (made)
Artist/Maker
William Reid & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, barrel-shaped, loop handle. Painted in green, dull pink, yellow and pale red, outlined in brownish-black, with a Chinoiserie landscape with figure and trees.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Drinking
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type
Mug
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Soft Paste Porcelain
Enamel
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
Mug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, probably William Reid & Co., Liverpool, ca. 1756-59
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, barrel-shaped, loop handle. Painted in green, dull pink, yellow and pale red, outlined in brownish-black, with a Chinoiserie landscape with figure and trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Style
Chinoiserie
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Landscapes
Trees
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 96C, p.199
  • Dixon, Joseph Lawrence. English porcelain of the eighteenth century. London: Faber & Faber, 1952, Pl. 88 (b) & p. 40
  • Hillis, M. & R. Jellicoe. The Liverpool Porcelain of William Reid. London: Roderick Jellicoe, 2000
  • For another of this pattern, see Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 3.23, where dated ca. 1756-59
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.938-1924

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Record createdMay 29, 2009
Record URL
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