Mug
ca. 1760 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle, and transfer-printed in black enamel with a bust portrait of General Wolfe flanked by figures of Fame and Mars, and above it is a cupid with a laurel wreath, and Fame has a trumpet and a laurel branch, and Mars is seated and fully armed with a spear and shield.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain, cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle, and transfer-printed in black enamel, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle, and transfer-printed in black enamel with a bust portrait of General Wolfe flanked by figures of Fame and Mars, and above it is a cupid with a laurel wreath, and Fame has a trumpet and a laurel branch, and Mars is seated and fully armed with a spear and shield. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The bust portrait of Wolfe is copied with modifications from an engraving by Richard Houston after a sketch by Captain Hervey Smyth. The mug was probably made to commemorate Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec in 1759 Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Kerridge, London, for £6 10 shillings in August 1874 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 625 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:552-1885 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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