Mug
1785 (made)
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Mug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. A farmhouse with a woman feeding geese and chickens, a dog, two cows, three figures hay-making with fences, sponged trees and hills. Within the curve of the handle, which has leaf decoration, is the inscription C H/1785. All the decoration is in blue. The rim is in brownish red.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greenish white with a slightly turquoise area around the inside of the mouth and lightly crazed.
Shape: Handle of oval section with rounded lower terminal. The base is of glass. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greenish white with a slightly turquoise area around the inside of the mouth and lightly crazed.
Shape: Handle of oval section with rounded lower terminal. The base is of glass. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Mug, tin-glazed earthenware, painted, possibly made in Lambeth, 1785. |
| Physical description | Mug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. A farmhouse with a woman feeding geese and chickens, a dog, two cows, three figures hay-making with fences, sponged trees and hills. Within the curve of the handle, which has leaf decoration, is the inscription C H/1785. All the decoration is in blue. The rim is in brownish red. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greenish white with a slightly turquoise area around the inside of the mouth and lightly crazed. Shape: Handle of oval section with rounded lower terminal. The base is of glass. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C H/1785' |
| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
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| Other number | C25. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.9-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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