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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Hunting Mug

1727 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of salt-glazed stoneware with applied figures in low relief and incised with the name 'Edw. Slark' and date '1727'. The upper part is coloured brown. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. The decoration consists of figures stag-hinting, shooting and wrestling, and with houses, trees and rosettes. On the bottom inside is a figure of a fox.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with applied detail and incised
Brief description
Mug of salt-glazed stoneware with applied figures, made at 'Factory B', London, dated 1727.
Physical description
Mug of salt-glazed stoneware with applied figures in low relief and incised with the name 'Edw. Slark' and date '1727'. The upper part is coloured brown. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. The decoration consists of figures stag-hinting, shooting and wrestling, and with houses, trees and rosettes. On the bottom inside is a figure of a fox.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Edw. Slark' (Incised)
  • '1727' (Incised)
Gallery label
Hunting mug Made at the "Factory B", London, England, dated 1727 Salt-glazed stoneware with applied detail 3689-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Made at 'Factory B', London.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3689-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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