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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Mug

1764 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hunting mug of salt-glazed stoneware with a strap handle. Grey base, dark freckled dip. Applied with moulded decoration of trees, farms, hunting scene, putti plaque and central punch party in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with applied decoration
Brief description
Hunting mug, salt-glazed stoneware, made at Factory 'B' in London, dated 1764
Physical description
Hunting mug of salt-glazed stoneware with a strap handle. Grey base, dark freckled dip. Applied with moulded decoration of trees, farms, hunting scene, putti plaque and central punch party in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.6cm
  • Incl. handle length: 19.5cm
  • Width: 15.6cm
Content description
punch party
Marks and inscriptions
'William/Heath/1764' (impressed in type)
Credit line
Purchased with the support of Sir Harry Djanogly CBE and with funds from the Hugh Phillips and Robert Stones Bequests
Object history
Provenances:
1. Cecil Baring (Lord Revelstoke), Collection, No. 450
2. Tait Collection, Sotheby's, 28 April 1981, Lot 37
3. Jonathan Horne, 1981
Production
Made at Factory 'B'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Hildyard, Robin. Browne Muggs: English brown stoneware. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985
  • Massey, Marno & Spero. Ceramics of Vauxhall: 18th century pottery and porcelain. London: The English Ceramic Circle, 2007
Collection
Accession number
C.101-2013

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Record createdJuly 22, 2013
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