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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Mug

ca. 1757-58 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, and on one side is a head and bust of the Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and below it are a ribbon inscribed 'The KING of PRUSSIA, &c., R Hancock fecit Worcester' and the inscription 'R H Worcester' accompanied by an anchor, and on the reverse side and on the front are the figure of Fame blowing two trumpets and a trophy of arms.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel
Brief description
Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, and print engraved by Robert Hancock, and made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca 1757-58
Physical description
Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, and on one side is a head and bust of the Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and below it are a ribbon inscribed 'The KING of PRUSSIA, &c., R Hancock fecit Worcester' and the inscription 'R H Worcester' accompanied by an anchor, and on the reverse side and on the front are the figure of Fame blowing two trumpets and a trophy of arms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.9cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The KING of PRUSSIA, &c., R Hancock fecit Worcester' (Below the bust, on the ribbon)
  • 'R H Worcester' and an anchor (Below the bust outside the ribbon, and the anchor is the mark of Richard Holdship)
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 Willson, London, for £5 in April 1881
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 622 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:549-1885

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2009
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