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Mug

ca. 1846 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of porcelain, cylindrical with loop handle. Painted in enamel colours on the front with a view of Worcester Regatta in 1846. The ground is dark blue decorated with gilt diaper and rococo scrollwork, and the inscription 'E. R. Rowlands, No. 2.'

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Mug of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Grainger & Co., Worcester, ca. 1846
Physical description
Mug of porcelain, cylindrical with loop handle. Painted in enamel colours on the front with a view of Worcester Regatta in 1846. The ground is dark blue decorated with gilt diaper and rococo scrollwork, and the inscription 'E. R. Rowlands, No. 2.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E. R. Rowlands, No. 2'
  • 'George Grainger Royal China Works Worcester' (Maker's mark, painted in red)
  • 'Worcester Regatta 1846' (Painted in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. p. 193
Collection
Accession number
3301-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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