Portrait of William Pitt, the Elder

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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Richard Chaffers Factory (manufacturer) Sadler, John (printer) Houston, Richard (engraver) Hoare, William (RA) (painter) Billinge, Thomas (engraved)
Place of origin	Liverpool (made)

Mug of soft-paste porcelain, bell-shaped, with loop handle. Transfer-printed in black with a portrait of William Pitt, the Elder (1708-1778), from the mezzotint engraving by Richard Houston after the portrait by William Hoare. The print shows Pitt three-quarter face, with scrollwork below and at the sides on which is inscribed "The Right Hon. Will. Pitt Esq"; the print is signed "T. Billinge Sc."

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain Drinking Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Mug
Title	Portrait of William Pitt, the Elder (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black over the glaze Soft Paste Porcelain Glazed Transfer-Printed
Brief description	Mug, soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black with a portrait of William Pitt, the elder, Richard Chaffers Factory, England (Liverpool), ca. 1760-62
Physical description	Mug of soft-paste porcelain, bell-shaped, with loop handle. Transfer-printed in black with a portrait of William Pitt, the Elder (1708-1778), from the mezzotint engraving by Richard Houston after the portrait by William Hoare. The print shows Pitt three-quarter face, with scrollwork below and at the sides on which is inscribed "The Right Hon. Will. Pitt Esq"; the print is signed "T. Billinge Sc."
Dimensions	Height: 15.2cm Diameter: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	'The Right Hon. Will. Pitt Esq' (On the side) 'T. Billinge Sc.' (On the side)
Credit line	Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted	Scrollwork Chatham, William Pitt (1st Earl Of)
Bibliographic reference	Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 14.31, where dated ca. 1760-62
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.940-1924

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Record created	May 29, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O237358/portrait-of-william-pitt-the-mug-sadler-john/

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