Factory:
Worcester Porcelain Factory
Painter:
Giles, James
(Probably)
Soft-paste porcelain mug, painted onglaze in polychrome enamels with a bird amid berried branches.
Soft-paste porcelain mug, painted onglaze with red, pink, brown, green, blue and black enamels. This mug is cylindrical with slightly flared foot, an unglazed shallow flattened footring; it has a ribbed strap handle. It is painted in colours outlined in black with a dishevelled bird standing on a mound, flanked by berried branches, enclosed within a barbed quatrelobed panel, edged with black and red lines; with floral sprays on either side of the handle.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Diameter: 12.0 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, Mid#
George III
Circa
1765
CE
-
1768
CE
Probably painted in the London atelier of James Giles.
Decoration composed of enamels ( red, pink, brown, green, blue and black)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, painted onglaze with red, pink, brown, green, blue and black enamels
Accession number: C.125-1918
Primary reference Number: 33000
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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