Tythe in Kind or The Sow's Revenge
Quart Mug
ca. 1785 (made)
ca. 1785 (made)
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Mug of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. Inscribed at the top with 'TYTHE IN KIND OR THE SOW'S REVENGE' with a clergyman collecting tithe and being attacked by a sow in a pigsty. Two labourers with a woman and two children are watching the clergyman who lies on the ground and saying 'The fattest Pig it is my Due / Oh ! Save me from the Wicked Sow'. A paper projecting from his pocket is inscribed 'Tything Table'. Painted in red, blue, yellow and green.
Object details
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| Title | Tythe in Kind or The Sow's Revenge (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Quart mug of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels, Staffordshire, ca. 1785. |
| Physical description | Mug of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. Inscribed at the top with 'TYTHE IN KIND OR THE SOW'S REVENGE' with a clergyman collecting tithe and being attacked by a sow in a pigsty. Two labourers with a woman and two children are watching the clergyman who lies on the ground and saying 'The fattest Pig it is my Due / Oh ! Save me from the Wicked Sow'. A paper projecting from his pocket is inscribed 'Tything Table'. Painted in red, blue, yellow and green. |
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| Gallery label | Quart mug 'Tythe in Kind or The Sow's Revenge'
Made in Staffordshire, about 1785
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
3626-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
The print is after a caricature by Collings, published in 1784.(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | The print is after a caricature by Collings, published in 1784. |
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| Accession number | 3626-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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