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Mug (Cup)
Bow Porcelain Factory
1752-1755
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; Essex; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1953.0159.011
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of D. P. and M. Manheim
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Object Number
1953.0159.011
Object Name
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
Dimensions (inches)
2.37 (H) x 3.5 (L) x 2.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.02 (H) x 8.89 (L) x 6.35 (Diam)
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. 4.21Book: Gabszewicz, Anton & Freeman, Geoffrey. 1982 Bow Porcelain: The Collection Formed by Geoffrey Freeman.
• Similar examples with sprig-molding: no. 37-40, pp. 42-42Book: Adams, Elizabeth Bryding & Redstone, David. 1981 Bow Porcelain.
• Waster and mold for prunus sprig: no. 35-36, p. 112Book: 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 centuryBook: 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.