Not currently on display at the V&A

Mug

1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Standard mug form, straight-sided with ear handle, motif in red on white ground, 'Liverpool football club, League Champions 1989-1990'. The badge of the club, a shield with a bird in it is at the centre of the whole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed decoration
Brief description
Mug, earthenware with printed decoration, made by Prince William Pottery Co., England, ca. 1990.
Physical description
Standard mug form, straight-sided with ear handle, motif in red on white ground, 'Liverpool football club, League Champions 1989-1990'. The badge of the club, a shield with a bird in it is at the centre of the whole.
Dimensions
  • Width: 11.5cm
  • Depth: 8cm
  • Height: 9.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MADE IN ENGLAND' (In relief)
  • 'Liverpool football club, League Champions 1989-1990' (Printed inscription)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of a large collection of mugs acquired in 1991. It aims to illustrate the various uses of the 'Mug as bearer of message' over the past decade.

Liverpool F.C. were probably the greatest European football team during the 1980’s.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.162-1991

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2008
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