Mug

ca. 1754-56 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels in blue and red. Cylindrical in shape and with a spreading base and grooved loop handle. Painted with a Chinese man crossing a bridge, a willow, bamboos and a bird.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Cylindrical mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1754-56
Physical description
Mug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels in blue and red. Cylindrical in shape and with a spreading base and grooved loop handle. Painted with a Chinese man crossing a bridge, a willow, bamboos and a bird.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A symbol (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.B.3, where dated 1754-56
Collection
Accession number
C.363-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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