Mug
ca. 1900 (made)
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A slender cylindrical mug with simple s-handle and recessed base. The foot and base are glazed and the glaze has a bluish-grey tinge where it runs thick. Painted on the face is the shield and arms of Douglas flanked by two winged horses with the motto forward on a scroll below, a coronet above, and to either side are floral sprays mainly in crimson, pink and purple between underglaze blue and gilt borders with spearheads; the handle is also in blue and gilt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | porcelain painted in underglaze blue and enamels |
| Brief description | Mug, porcelain decorated with the arms of Douglas flanked by two winged horses, French, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | A slender cylindrical mug with simple s-handle and recessed base. The foot and base are glazed and the glaze has a bluish-grey tinge where it runs thick. Painted on the face is the shield and arms of Douglas flanked by two winged horses with the motto forward on a scroll below, a coronet above, and to either side are floral sprays mainly in crimson, pink and purple between underglaze blue and gilt borders with spearheads; the handle is also in blue and gilt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | There is a mark in imitation of a Chinese seal in red. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. P. Cooke |
| Production | Overdecorated in France. |
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| Accession number | FE.106-1978 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2003 |
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