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Baxter portrait mug
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Museum number
1730
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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. Inscribed under the base "Septr.1814"
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Artist
Thomas Baxter
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Date made
1814
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Material
Soft paste porcelain
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Factory mark
Flight, Barr & Barr
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Mark type
printed
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Provenance/assession
From the collection of CW Dyson Perrins
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Height
3 1/2 inches