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On Display: House - Wentworth Room
Mug (Jug)
1680-1695
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.2422
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2422
Object Name
Mug (Jug)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1680-1695
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.2 (H) x 4.1 (L) x 3.3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.2 (H) x 10.3 (L) x 8.4 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length could also be considered width and includes handle. Diameter was measured at widest point of bowl, not at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Similar form (globular) and decorated bleu persan mug (detail differences) : p. 104, no. 89, noting potting pots with squatting chinaman excavated at Chiswell-Bucktrout and Hubard sites in Williamsburg VA. London, c. 1690Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• Similar form bleu persan mug with different chinoiserie figure in landscape: p. 135, no. 98 and col. pl. L, London, late 17th C., possibly Norfolk House.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Cylindrical version with very similar decoration: vol. 2, no. D252, Probably London, 1680-1700. Includes information on wasters from production sites.