{"id":2910,"date":"2013-03-17T12:11:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T16:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2013-03-18T18:46:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T22:46:39","slug":"chinoiserie-print-ale-mug-c-1790","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=2910","title":{"rendered":"Chinoiserie print ale mug, c.1790"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This substantial ale mug was manufactured at the turn of the 18th century, possibly by Caughley,\u00a0in Shropshire, England. It stands 5-1\/2&#8243; tall and is made\u00a0of soft-paste porcelain with a pearlware glaze, and decorated with a bold cobalt blue Chinoiserie fantasy\u00a0transfer print. It was purchased in London by my father and given to me as my 40th birthday present. Seeing it reminds me of how proud he was when he found pieces to add to my numerous collections. Although it has just 2 small brass staples by the handle and not an over abundance of obvious repairs, as more typically seen in these pages, I am still very happy to own it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3470.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3011\" title=\"IMG_3470\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3470.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3470.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3470-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3471.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3013\" title=\"IMG_3471\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3471.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3471.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3471-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3472.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3014\" title=\"IMG_3472\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3472.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3472.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3472-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3015\" title=\"IMG_3473\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3473.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3473.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3473-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3474.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3016\" title=\"IMG_3474\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3474.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3474.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3474-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3475.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3018\" title=\"IMG_3475\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3475.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3475.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3475-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This substantial ale mug was manufactured at the turn of the 18th century, possibly by Caughley,\u00a0in Shropshire, England. It stands 5-1\/2&#8243; tall and is made\u00a0of soft-paste porcelain with a pearlware glaze, and decorated with a bold cobalt blue Chinoiserie fantasy\u00a0transfer print. 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