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Chinoiserie Baluster-form Small Mug
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Chinoiserie Baluster-form Small Mug

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1765
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.378
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DescriptionThis is a Worcester Chinoiserie Baluster-form Small Mug. It is colorfully painted on one side with a Chinese man holding a fan and standing behind his wife and small son who points to an insect flitting above a white dog nearby, the reverse with a similar scene, each within an iron-red-edged panel reserved on a gilt scrollwork ground further reserved with small panels of black sprigs and larger panels of puce camaïeu landscapes interrupted at the back by the ribbed loop handle.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
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