Mug
ca. 1768-1770 (made)
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Mug of hard-paste porcelain, cylindrical with reeded loop handle and recessed base. Painted with classical ruins, a pyramid and an urn in pale colours.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours |
Brief description | Mug, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours, Plymouth Porcelain Factory, England (Plymouth), about 1768-70 |
Physical description | Mug of hard-paste porcelain, cylindrical with reeded loop handle and recessed base. Painted with classical ruins, a pyramid and an urn in pale colours. |
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Marks and inscriptions | The alchemist's sign for tin (In red) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
Object history | From Mrs. A.K. Richardon, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1934. |
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Accession number | C.113-1938 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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