Mug
ca. 1757-1760 (made)
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Mug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel. Barrel-shaped with a scrolled loop handle. The engraving represents a shield charged with a stag, surmounted by a plough, and supported by two huntsmen, with the mottoes 'INDUSTRY PRODUCETH WEALTH' above, and 'FREEDOM WITH INNOCENCE' below, while their belts are inscribed 'Be merry and wise'. Underneath is a small panel representing the fable of the bundle of sticks, surrounded by the motto 'UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY', and on either side are winged figures, one with a trumpet and the other with a sword and scales. The figures and emblems are set amid rococo scrollwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1757-1760. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel. Barrel-shaped with a scrolled loop handle. The engraving represents a shield charged with a stag, surmounted by a plough, and supported by two huntsmen, with the mottoes 'INDUSTRY PRODUCETH WEALTH' above, and 'FREEDOM WITH INNOCENCE' below, while their belts are inscribed 'Be merry and wise'. Underneath is a small panel representing the fable of the bundle of sticks, surrounded by the motto 'UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY', and on either side are winged figures, one with a trumpet and the other with a sword and scales. The figures and emblems are set amid rococo scrollwork. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Print is from an engraving known as 'the Bucks' Arms'. |
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| Accession number | 3612-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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