Mug

1770-1781 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in brown and over-painted with enamels. Cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle. The handle has a longitudinal ridge. Painted with a design of two birds on a tree in a landscape with a house and church in the distance. The design is repeated on both sides, and painted in pink, blue, yellow, green, brown and red.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in brown and over-painted with enamels
Brief description
Cylindrical mug of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in brown and over-painted with enamels, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, 1770-1781.
Physical description
Mug of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in brown and over-painted with enamels. Cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle. The handle has a longitudinal ridge. Painted with a design of two birds on a tree in a landscape with a house and church in the distance. The design is repeated on both sides, and painted in pink, blue, yellow, green, brown and red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1250-1924

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
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