Quart Mug
ca. 1779 (made)
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Mug in creamware with transfer-printed decoration. Cylindrical with strap handle. Transfer-printed in black with 'Sawney's defence against the beast, whore, Pope and Devil'. On the inside a printed monogram of the letters 'DD' enclosed in a floral wreath.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration |
| Brief description | Quart mug with decoration from a satirical print on the 1778 Catholic Relief Act, lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, probably made in Staffordshire and printed in Liverpool ca. 1779 |
| Physical description | Mug in creamware with transfer-printed decoration. Cylindrical with strap handle. Transfer-printed in black with 'Sawney's defence against the beast, whore, Pope and Devil'. On the inside a printed monogram of the letters 'DD' enclosed in a floral wreath. |
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| Object history | The design is taken from an anonymous satirical print published 1st April 1779 as an attack on the Catholic Relief Act on 1778 (British Museum Catalogue of Satires, No. 5534) |
| Production | The decoration from a satirical print of 1779 attacking the Catholic Relief Act of 1778. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.70-1959 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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