Mug
ca. 1745 (made)
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Mug of salt-glazed stoneware, cylindrical in shape and spreading slightly to the foot, with a reeded loop handle of flattened section, and on the front, in low relief, is a carousal scene entitled 'MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION', flanked by panels containing shields within wreaths, with the arms of Bertie, Hales, Leveson-Gower and Vane, and also eagles and other birds, monkeys, crocodiles and fishes, and at the foot is a border of acorns and leaves.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware |
Brief description | Mug of salt-glazed stoneware, cylindrical in shape and spreading slightly to the foot, with a reeded loop handle of flattened section, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1745. |
Physical description | Mug of salt-glazed stoneware, cylindrical in shape and spreading slightly to the foot, with a reeded loop handle of flattened section, and on the front, in low relief, is a carousal scene entitled 'MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION', flanked by panels containing shields within wreaths, with the arms of Bertie, Hales, Leveson-Gower and Vane, and also eagles and other birds, monkeys, crocodiles and fishes, and at the foot is a border of acorns and leaves. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION' |
Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | Carousal scene is adapted from an engraving by Hogarth. |
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Other number | Sch. II 107 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:943-1885 |
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Record created | February 20, 2009 |
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