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This Bow coffee can is printed with the version of the pattern with a smaller Chinese building.  It has a hand painted border pattern.

 

Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type: Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes

Date: c. 1765-1770

Dimensions:

  • Height: 5.55 in (14.10 cm)

Maker: Bow

Description:

This bell shaped mug has a grooved strap handle with a heart shaped motif at the lower terminal.  This motif is considered to be a Bow characteristic.  The mug is printed with a Chinese building within a fenced garden, with two swans swimming to the left.  This is an expanded version of a pattern first encountered on Worcester porcelain and then used at Bow.  The...


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