Chinese Export Large Mug Monogrammed "GW," c. 1790. 6 1/16" in height, 4¾" in diameter. Pictured in Elinor Gordon's
Chinese Export Porcelain, 1977, p. 137 with the description: "Mug, Ch'ien Lung, c. 1790, American market. Unmistakably American is the mug which carries the simple monogram "GW" monogram for George Washington. The decoration is armorial, but is not heavily weighted with heraldic elements. An ermine-lined blue mantle surrounds the shield. The border is a blue enamel wavy band with polychrome floral sprigs…." She also refers to a punch bowl at Mount Vernon which belonged to George Washington and which has an identical monogrammed shield draped by an ermine-lined mantle. Elinor Gordon's label is on the bottom.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
Private Collection of Elinor Gordon, sold at Sotheby's New York, Jan. 23, 2010, Lot 81.
The Claude Harkins Collection of Washingtonia
