Mug
ca. 1760-70 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel. Cylindrical in shape and with a ribbed handle. On one side is a youth leaning against a tree talking to a girl who is milking a cow, and on the other side is a group of milking maids dancing with a fiddler and a man supporting a trophy .
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel |
| Brief description | Cylindrical mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel, engraving by Robert Hancock, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760-70 |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel. Cylindrical in shape and with a ribbed handle. On one side is a youth leaning against a tree talking to a girl who is milking a cow, and on the other side is a group of milking maids dancing with a fiddler and a man supporting a trophy . |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | The print of a youth talking to a girl milking a cow is copied from an engraving by Luke Sullivan published in 1759 of 'A view of Woobourn in Surry, the seat of Philip Southcote, Esqr.'. The print of the dancing maids is copied from an engraving entitled 'The May Day' by Charles Grignion after a painting by Francis Hayman. Formerly in the J.G. Mortlock Collection. |
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| Accession number | C.450-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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