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Mug

ca. 1755-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Bell-shaped with a spreading foot and scroll handle. Painted in Chinese style with rocks, flowering trees, birds and an angler.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1755-60
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Bell-shaped with a spreading foot and scroll handle. Painted in Chinese style with rocks, flowering trees, birds and an angler.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
A cross and a stroke (Incised)
Credit line
Given by Roland H. Ley, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.B.28, where dated ca. 1755-60
Collection
Accession number
C.252-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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