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
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1754-1755
Object number: G23.8.35.1a-b,.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765-1770
Object number: G05.18.33a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1770-1775
Object number: G05.18.34a-b
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1760-1765
Object number: G23.8.36.1-2
Artist / Maker: New Derby China Works
c.1796-1805
Object number: G83.1.1137.1-2
