Mug (Cup)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1752-1755

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Sprig-molded, Thrown

  • Museum Object Number:

    1953.0159.011


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1953.0159.011

Object Name

Mug (Cup)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of D. P. and M. Manheim

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

London, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1752-1755

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Sprig-molded, Thrown

Dimensions (inches)

2.37 (H) , 3.5 (L) , 2.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.02 (H) , 8.89 (L) , 6.35 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2005 British Earthenware and Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America, in Gray, Jonathan. 2005. Welsh Ceramics in Context. 2. 71-91.
Published: p. 86, pl. 4.21
[Book] Gabszewicz, Anton & Freeman, Geoffrey. 1982 Bow Porcelain: The Collection Formed by Geoffrey Freeman.
Similar examples with sprig-molding: no. 37-40, pp. 42-42
[Book] Adams, Elizabeth Bryding & Redstone, David. 1981 Bow Porcelain.
Waster and mold for prunus sprig: no. 35-36, p. 112
[Book] Emerson, Julie, et al. 2000 Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe.
Blanc-de-chin (Dehua) beaker with relief prunus decoration: p. 154, pl. 12.1, 18th century
[Book] Beane, Candace & Donald, Ellen. 1994 Archaeology Sets the Tavern Table: Alexandria Tavern Ceramics 1760 to 1820.
Two-handled, probably Bow, white chocolate cup excavated Arell's Tavern, Alexandria, VA: fig. 11.