Mug (Bacchus or satyr mug)

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co. Ltd.

1790-1800

Category

Ceramics

Creator (Role)

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Place of Origin

Derby; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe

Date

1790-1800

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Mark

Location: Underside

Inscription: Painted purple enamel crown above a cross with a three-dot cluster at either side and a "D" underneath.

Type: Label

Location: Underside

Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "L07./ 1049.21" handwritten in pencil

Mark/Signature: Yes

Subject(s)

Mythological
Classical

Materials

Porcelain (soft paste, bone china)
Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded
Enameled
Gilded
Painted

Dimensions (inches)

3.661 (H) x 3.189 (W) x 4.724 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.3 (H) x 8.1 (W) x 12 (L)

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Book: Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 1998 English Dry-Bodied Stoneware: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers 1774-1830.

• Similar satyr mugs in white stoneware from Turner c. 1800-06, p. 186 (Fig. 310)

Book: Cushion, J. P. & Honey, W. B. 1980 Handbook of Pottery and Porcelain Marks.

• Very similar mark with a conjoined "K" associated with the Duesbury and Kean period of the Derby factory: p. 103, 1795.

Book: Pinto de Matos, Maria Antonia & Kerr, Rose. 2016 Tankards and Mugs: Drinking from Chinese Export Porcelain.

• Chinese export porcelain two mugs in similar model to Winterthur satyr mug: pp. 194-97, no. 90, copying c. 1778 Derby porcelain model. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795), c. 1785

Book: Butler, Robin. 2009 Great British Wine Accessories 1550-1900.

• Embossed silver fake Bacchus jug: p. 276, no. 13/14

Catalogue: Brunk Auctions (auction catalogue).

• Creamware versions, blue-decorated and green and brown-decorated: March 29, 2010, lot 0273 (sic).

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Mug (Bacchus or satyr mug)

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co. Ltd.

1790-1800