Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Mug

ca. 1776-92 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Cylindrical with a loop handle. On the left is a Chinese garden-scene with a lady, boy and parrot. On the right are two Chinese figures fishing beside an arbour.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug of soft paste porcelain transfer-printed with underglaze blue, Caughley porcelain factory, Caughley, ca. 1776-92
Physical description
Mug of soft paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Cylindrical with a loop handle. On the left is a Chinese garden-scene with a lady, boy and parrot. On the right are two Chinese figures fishing beside an arbour.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'S' and a cross (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For the pattern and dating to 1776-92 see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), ca. B08
Collection
Accession number
C.77-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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