Mug
ca. 1765 (made)
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Mug of salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels, and cylindrical in shape with a spreading base and loop handle of flattened section, and painted on the front with a portrait of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, on a blue ground, within a pink band inscribed above 'Fred. Prussiæ Rex', and on either side, springing from the handle, are light sprays of peony and other flowers in light blue, green, yellow and red, and there is slight foliage inside the rim.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Mug of salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels, and cylindrical in shape with a spreading base and loop handle of flattened section, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Mug of salt-glazed stoneware painted with enamels, and cylindrical in shape with a spreading base and loop handle of flattened section, and painted on the front with a portrait of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, on a blue ground, within a pink band inscribed above 'Fred. Prussiæ Rex', and on either side, springing from the handle, are light sprays of peony and other flowers in light blue, green, yellow and red, and there is slight foliage inside the rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Fred. Prussiæ Rex' (Inscribed above the portrait) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Other number | Sch. II 216 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:938-1885 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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