Mug
1747 (dated)
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Mug of red-earthenware, with decoration incised through a white slip (sgraffiato) under a yellowish lead glaze. Bell-shaped with loop handle pinched up at the base. Decorated with stylised figures of toucan-like birds and an animal carrying a banner (perhaps intended for the Agnus Dei), flowers, and the date 1747, below a border of ovolo pattern and hatching.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware with decoration incised through a white slip under a yellowish lead glaze. English (probably Staffordshire), dated 1747. |
| Physical description | Mug of red-earthenware, with decoration incised through a white slip (sgraffiato) under a yellowish lead glaze. Bell-shaped with loop handle pinched up at the base. Decorated with stylised figures of toucan-like birds and an animal carrying a banner (perhaps intended for the Agnus Dei), flowers, and the date 1747, below a border of ovolo pattern and hatching. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Sotheby's, 14/02/1930. From the Florence Clements Collection. Formerly the T. Boynton Collection. Wallace Elliot Bequest |
| Historical context | Note in Register: This may be the work of Ralph Shaw (or Shawe), or one of his imitators as the style and method of decoration is very similar to the salt-glazed bowl (W.E.Colln.no.200) which conforms exactly to the specification of the patent taken by Ralph Shaw in 1732. [Later note in Register says that this attribution is erroneous.] Referred to as 'industrial slipware' as the decoration is partly executed while turning on the lathe. |
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| Accession number | C.89-1938 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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