Mug
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1752-1755
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 15 × 11 cm (5 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
MarkingsRed anchor
DescriptionBaluster shaped mug with applied ridged loop handle, beautifully decorated with a green finch and a sparrow perched in a fruiting cherry branch, a peacock butterfly in flight on the reverse together with a small blue, beneath a brown line rim
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.53
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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