Mug
ca. 1765 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and decorated with the arms and emblems of the Freemasons, with figures of three masons, and scrolls with the motto 'AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA' and 'SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT', and the print is flanked by two groups of ruins, one is a pyramid with a terrestrial globe, and the other is a pyramid with a celestial globe fixed on its apex, and with prints of a bouquet of flowers tied to a ribbon.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and engraved by James Ross, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, and decorated with the arms and emblems of the Freemasons, with figures of three masons, and scrolls with the motto 'AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA' and 'SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT', and the print is flanked by two groups of ruins, one is a pyramid with a terrestrial globe, and the other is a pyramid with a celestial globe fixed on its apex, and with prints of a bouquet of flowers tied to a ribbon. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The prints are from plates by James Ross Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Ganz, Amsterdam, for 10 shillings in August 1869 (see her Journals, vol. I, p. 33). |
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| Other number | Sch. I 665 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:558-1885 |
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| Record created | January 30, 2009 |
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