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Mug: C.11-1985

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain mug painted in famille rose enamels and gilt, base unglazed. Cylindrical with a loop handle. On the front there is a basket of flowers with a small floral spray on each side. Below there is band of short brown lines. Above, round the rim, a border composed of a row of green dots, a row of smaller purple dots, a row of half flowers in green and red, and a wide band of gilt diaper pattern with a wavy lower edge.
Chinese for the European market

Notes

History note: The mug descended in the Disney Family, to which the donor is related

Legal notes

Bequeathd by A. H. Palmer, Esq

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Palmer, A. H.

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1700

School or Style

famille rose

Components of the work

Including Handle Width 16.2 cm
Base

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.11-1985
Primary reference Number: 71366
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 November 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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