Mug
1796-1812 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical and fluted. Round the upper part is a border of cornflowers on a continuous stem in red, blue, green and black; the remaining surface is decorated with detached sprays of the same flowers and gilt sprigs of foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Pinxton Porcelain Factory, England (Pinxton), 1796-1812 |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical and fluted. Round the upper part is a border of cornflowers on a continuous stem in red, blue, green and black; the remaining surface is decorated with detached sprays of the same flowers and gilt sprigs of foliage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A bow and arrow, in red |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 207
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3035-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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