Baxter Portrait Mug
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| Factory |
Flight and Barr |
| Date made |
1814 |
| Material |
Soft paste porcelain |
| Factory Mark |
Flight, Barr & Barr |
| Mark Type |
printed |
| Clay marks |
Impressed BFB & crown |
| Pattern Number |
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| Pattern Name |
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| Label |
This important Barr, Flight & Barr mug is hand painted and signed under the base "Septr.1814". The black painted silhouette is believed to be a self portrait of the artist, Thomas Baxter. |
| Description |
Cylindrical straight sided mug, opposite the handle a black painted silhouette, probably a self portrait of Thomas Baxter. The rest of the outside decorated with a horizontal panel of flowers and rich gilding. |
| Provenance |
From the collection of CW Dyson Perrins |
| Diameter |
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| Length |
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| Height |
3 1/2 inches |
| Painter name |
Thomas Baxter |
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| Museum No |
1730 |
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