Mug
ca. 1780 (made)
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Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and painted over the glaze. Cylindrical in shape with a flat loop handle and the rim is outlined in red. On the front is a round medallion printed in black and roughly painted over in red, blue, yellow and green enamels with a coat of arms (a ship's hull with five flags; in chief gules a lion rampant on a cross argent) surrounded by leafy scrolls from which are suspended two medallions with a beehive and a wheatsheaf respectively, and a wreath enclosing clasped hands, and an eagle. The crest is a sun's face and below is a scroll inscribed 'FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF SHIPWRIGHTS'. Above are painted in black with the names 'James and Mary Corbin'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and painted over the glaze |
| Brief description | Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and painted over the glaze, England, printed in Liverpool, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and painted over the glaze. Cylindrical in shape with a flat loop handle and the rim is outlined in red. On the front is a round medallion printed in black and roughly painted over in red, blue, yellow and green enamels with a coat of arms (a ship's hull with five flags; in chief gules a lion rampant on a cross argent) surrounded by leafy scrolls from which are suspended two medallions with a beehive and a wheatsheaf respectively, and a wreath enclosing clasped hands, and an eagle. The crest is a sun's face and below is a scroll inscribed 'FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF SHIPWRIGHTS'. Above are painted in black with the names 'James and Mary Corbin'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Other number | Sch. II 414 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:1102-1885 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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