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Mug with 'Bleu Persan' chinoiserie decoration

CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Datec.1680-1660
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 9.8 x 8 cm (3 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
Description'Bleu persan' mug of squat globular shape with ribbed cylindrical neck and loop handl. It is painted in white on a rich blue ground with an oriental-style figure in a continuous landscape, the interior has milky tin glaze.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.454
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Delftware
Status
On view
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