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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Mug

ca. 1754-1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, expanding at the base, with loop handle. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie landscape.


Object details

Categories
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, England, ca. 1754-1756
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, expanding at the base, with loop handle. Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A cross, incised
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Previously attributed to the Isleworth pottery and porcelain factory
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 254 & note 4.
Collection
Accession number
3147-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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