Mug
ca. 1775 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle, and on the front is a print from a plate of Shakespeare leaning on a pedestal decorated with busts of Henry V, Richard III, and Queen Elizabeth I, and the poet is pointing at a scroll with an inscription, and on either side are figures emblematical of Tragedy and Comedy.
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 and with a loop handle, and engraving attributed to Robert Hancock, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, cylindrical in shape and with a loop handle, and on the front is a print from a plate of Shakespeare leaning on a pedestal decorated with busts of Henry V, Richard III, and Queen Elizabeth I, and the poet is pointing at a scroll with an inscription, and on either side are figures emblematical of Tragedy and Comedy. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'The Cloud-capt Tow ... / The Georgeous Palac ... / The Solemn Temples / The Great Globe itself / Yea all which is inhe ... / shall dissolve / And like ye baseless / Fabrick of a Vision / Leave not a Wreck behind.' (Inscribed on the scroll) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The plate is attributed to Robert Hancock, and after a monument in Westminster Abbey, executed in 1740 by Peter Scheemakers from the design of William Kent Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Jagers Shout [??] for £4 in January 1870 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 673 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:557-1885 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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