Orange mug with Harlem Toile vanity vignette

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An orange bone china mug from the Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges collaboration, featuring the vanity vignette from Bridges' Harlem Toile de Jouy design. This is a round mug with tall straight sides and a curved handle. The exterior is wrapped in a bright orange and the interior, bottom, and handle of the mug are white and edged with black. Depicted on one side of the mug is a a vignette of three women in 18th century clothing performing their toilette. The women appear grouped together on a raised platform under a tree. A seated woman at the right holds a large, oval mirror for the seated woman at center to look into, her long hair loose around her head. The third woman stands behind her, helping to arrange her hair. Behind her is a vanity table with a smaller mirror and various accessories.

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