Mug
1757 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and on one side is a half-length portrait of the Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and above it is a cupid with a laurel wreath, and below it is the title 'KING OF PRUSSIA', and on the other side is the figure of Fame blowing two trumpets, and below the lip is a trophy of arms and inscribed flags with 'Reisberg, Prague, Collin', 'Welham, Rossbach, Breslau', and 'Neumark, Lissa, Breslau', below which is inscribed 'R H Worcester' and accompanied by an anchor.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel and moulded |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and print engraved by Robert Hancock, and made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, 1757. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and on one side is a half-length portrait of the Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and above it is a cupid with a laurel wreath, and below it is the title 'KING OF PRUSSIA', and on the other side is the figure of Fame blowing two trumpets, and below the lip is a trophy of arms and inscribed flags with 'Reisberg, Prague, Collin', 'Welham, Rossbach, Breslau', and 'Neumark, Lissa, Breslau', below which is inscribed 'R H Worcester' and accompanied by an anchor. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The king's portrait is from a plate by Robert Hancock after a painting by Antoine Pesne Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Collings, Brighton, for £4 in July 1871 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 621 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:550-1885 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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