Mug
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1760
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.59
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Les Garçons Chinois' Pattern Mug. The baluster-form body with a ribbed loop handle, and transfer-printed on one side with two Chinese boys climbing or sitting on rocaillerie enclosing a scene of European buildings by a river, and on the reverse with the rare scene of a Chinese boy dangling a ring from a pole and seated on rocaillerie beneath a shed.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
