Mug
ca. 1700-1800 (made)
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Mug of buff earthenware covered with a white slip and yellow lead glaze. Decoration moulded and applied. Cylindrical with moulded foot and loop handle. Round the sides a rose and thistle spray applied in relief on a medallion, repeated four times. Two of the medallions being covered with a brown pigment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Lead-glazed earthenware mug. English, probably Sussex, ca. 1700-1800 |
| Physical description | Mug of buff earthenware covered with a white slip and yellow lead glaze. Decoration moulded and applied. Cylindrical with moulded foot and loop handle. Round the sides a rose and thistle spray applied in relief on a medallion, repeated four times. Two of the medallions being covered with a brown pigment. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E. L. Dunning |
| Object history | Originally thought to be 19th century. |
| Historical context | A milk pail bought for the Hanley Museums at the Revalstoke sale, Bottick and Simpson's, Nov. 21, lot 450, of red earthenware with applied moulded medallion of a bird and two fronds in white (yellow glaze) is somewhat similar in technique; it is inscribed "Mary Martin, Tarring Sussex". |
| Production | Possibly made in Sussex. |
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| Accession number | C.108-1930 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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