New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Mug

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1775-80

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II

Object numberL2005.10.56

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 1

DescriptionThis is a 'La Pêche / La Promenade' Pattern Cylindrical Mug. the cylindrical body with a grooved loop handle, and transfer-printed after scenes from 'The Ladies Amusement', one side with a Chinese fisherman being observed by another figure standing behind a gate, and the reverse with a Chinese lady holding a parasol and strolling with a child between a stile and a gate. Script W mark in underglaze-blue.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II