1982.0147 Bow mug
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Mug

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1748-1765

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    1982.0147


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Object Number

1982.0147

Object Name

Mug

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer

Creator (Role)

Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)
c. 1747-c. 1776

Place of Origin

London, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Stratford High Street

Date

1748-1765

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Circular, with word "COLLECTION" printed above an armorial shield flanked by handwritten "23" and "a"
2. Label; Underside; Rectangular, with "CHAS. E. DUNLAP/COLLECTION/No. _____" printed in blue and the number "25" handwritten in black ink.

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 4.87 (L) , 3.87 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 12.37 (L) , 9.83 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Amor, Albert. 1982 Loan Exhibition of Bow Porcelain.
Similar shape with chinoiserie design: no.25.
[Article] Spero, Simon. 2002 18th Century English Porcelain. Antique Collecting: The Journal of the Antique Collectors' Club. 37 (3)
Similar shape and painted decoration: p. 7, fig. 1.
[Article] Jellicoe, Roderick & Hunter, Robert. 2007 English Porcelain in America: Evidence from Williamsburg. Ceramics in America. 165-84.
Bow porcelain saucer bearing different enameled chinoiserie figure and motifs, excavated at Williamsburg, VA: p. 173, fig. 15, c. 1758-60