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Mug

1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with yellow, turquoise-blue and red enamels, and with the flag of the German Empire at half-mast. Above it is a helmet and below are the words 'IN MEMORY OF THE HEROIC EMPEROR FREDERICK DIED JUNE 15 1888'. In the form of an inverted truncated cone.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels
Brief description
Mug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels, probably made by W. H. Goss, Stoke-on-Trent, 1888.
Physical description
Mug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with yellow, turquoise-blue and red enamels, and with the flag of the German Empire at half-mast. Above it is a helmet and below are the words 'IN MEMORY OF THE HEROIC EMPEROR FREDERICK DIED JUNE 15 1888'. In the form of an inverted truncated cone.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'IN MEMORY OF THE HEROIC EMPEROR FREDERICK DIED JUNE 15 1888'
  • A crest consisting of a falcon above the name of maker 'W. H. GOSS' (Printed in black)
  • 'W. H. GOSS' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4037-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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