Description:
English pearlware mug decorated in underglaze brown, green, and orange with a pagoda or Chinese house on the sides and large plant with leaves and pagoda in the front. Condition: Some staining to the body of the mug. Polychrome-painted China glaze mugs are much less common than blue-painted ones. The introduction date for underglaze-painted colors has not been documented. One reason that polychrome pieces may be less common is that blue-painted patterns began twenty years before the polychrome-painted patterns were introduced. Possibly candidate for conservation.

Tags:
pagodas

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