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Mug
Chinese export mug which belonged to Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and his wife Elizabeth. The shape imitates that of an English silver tankard of about 1745. It is painted with a lady and boy in a garden and peonies. On the sides enclosed by cartouches in low relief -a treasure vase symbolising perpetual harmony with scrolls behind; also a writing case and sceptre.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA6194 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mug |
| Display location: | Display - Traders Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1780 |
| Exhibition: | Traders: The East India Company and Asia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 x 160 x 105 mm |
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