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Mug
Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
1789-1796
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Lowestoft Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lowestoft; Norfolk; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0013.004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1956.0013.004
Object Name
Mug
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Lowestoft Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lowestoft; Norfolk; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1789-1796
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior of wall
Inscription: Painted in brown enamel: "A Trifle./ from./ LOWESTOFT."
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with "ENGLISH CERAMIC CIRCLE 1948" in circular band around "No. 483".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.1 (H) x 4.1 (L) x 3.1 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.4 (H) x 10.4 (L) x 8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1969 The Illustrated Guide to Lowestoft Porcelain.
• A related barrel-shaped mug is illustrated: pl. 197Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Similarly inscribed cylindrical mug: April 23, 2008, lot 240, polychrome-enameled with pink-scale border, c. 1790, with notes.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Similarly inscribed blue and white inkwell: April 23, 2008, lot 227, c. 1790, with notes.Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 2004 Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain.
• Small blue and white teapot inscribed "A Trifle /from, /LOWESTOFT.": p. 284, col. pl. 77, c. 1770-80. Same with mark shown, p. 306, pls. 385-86.Article: Spencer, Christopher. 02//1983 The Henry Levine Collection of Lowestoft Porcelain: Auction Sale Report A Collector's Point of View. The Journal of the Antique Collectors' Club. 5-9.
• Cylindrical mug with leafy cartouche, inscribed "A Trifle/from/LOWESTOFT," against a ground of evenly-spaced cornflower sprigs: p. 6, fig. 9Article: Spencer, Christopher. 02//1983 The Henry Levine Collection of Lowestoft Porcelain: Auction Sale Report A Collector's Point of View. The Journal of the Antique Collectors' Club. 5-9.
• Inkwell with leafy cartouche, inscribed "A Trifle/from/LOWESTOFT": p. 9, fig. 19, with other objects featuring "Lowestoft" in inscriptions passim throughout article. (See Registrars folder for photocopy.)