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Mug

1770-1777 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug in soft-paste porcelain, globular body with ribbed cylindrical neck and a loop handle. Decorated with a blue and gold border around the rim and below the neck, painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
Brief description
Mug, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1777
Physical description
Mug in soft-paste porcelain, globular body with ribbed cylindrical neck and a loop handle. Decorated with a blue and gold border around the rim and below the neck, painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Taken from registers
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Conjoined anchor and 'D' (In gold)
  • MI (painted in gold)
  • C26 N23 (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood
Collection
Accession number
C.373-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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