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Factory: Spode
Bone china, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt
Bone china, painted in blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and purple enamels, and gilded. The cylindrical mug has a D-shaped strap handle with a thumb-piece at the top. The cover is slightly domed and has a globular knob. The exterior of the mug is decorated with three arrangements of mixed flowers reserved in a gold scale pattern ground. There is a broad gold band round the base, and another round the rim, and the back of the handle is gilded overall. The cover is decorated to match with a gold band round the edge and a gold knob.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs James Bedford
Diameter: 7.4 cm
Height: 9.7 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-02-10) by Bedford, James, Mrs
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1790
CE
-
1820
CE
Pattern number 882 was probably introduced before 1804.
Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Bone china, moulded, glazed and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.6 & A-1911
Primary reference Number: 40608
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/40608 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:00:55
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University of Cambridge}}
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