Mug, Chinoiserie Fern

Item Number: J137
Shape Type: Frog Mug
Pattern Name:  Chinoiserie Fern
Date: c. 1810-1820
Dimensions: H 4.25″, D 3.68″
Maker:  Cambrian Pottery
Maker’s Mark: Unmarked
Description:
An earthenware frog mug printed underglaze in blue with the Chinoiserie Fern pattern, also known as Fern Tree. Characteristic of this Swansea pattern is the geometric border with interlocking diamonds. The handle and rim are decorated with brown enamel. The frog, painted underglaze in yellow with the eyes enameled black, climbs the wall of the mug’s interior. For a similar example, see Gray, Jonathan, editor. Welsh Ceramics in Context Part I. page 62. Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales: Gomer Press, 2003.
Condition: Very good.  One minor rub to the glaze on the side of the mug