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Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Sunderland (made)

Mug of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. With 'An East View of the iron Bridge over the Wear near Sunderland. Foundation stone laid by R. Burdon MP sept. 24th 93 height 100 feet span 236'. Further inscribed with 'Cast Iron 214 Tons, Wrought do 46 Tons, Nil Desperandum Auspice Deo', and signed. Below the view are festoons of foliage.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Mug
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel Lead Glaze Earthenware Enamel Transfer-Printed
Brief description	Mug of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, Sunderland, ca. 1800.
Physical description	Mug of cream coloured lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. With 'An East View of the iron Bridge over the Wear near Sunderland. Foundation stone laid by R. Burdon MP sept. 24th 93 height 100 feet span 236'. Further inscribed with 'Cast Iron 214 Tons, Wrought do 46 Tons, Nil Desperandum Auspice Deo', and signed. Below the view are festoons of foliage.
Dimensions	Height: 12.7cm Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Edwd Barker' (Signature on print) 'An East View of the iron Bridge over the Wear near Sunderland. Foundation stone laid by R. Burdon MP sept. 24th 93 height 100 feet span 236' (Inscribed) 'Cast Iron 214 Tons, Wrought do 46 Tons, Nil Desperandum Auspice Deo' (Inscribed)
Gallery label	Mug depicting Sunderland Bridge Made in Sunderland, about 1800 The print signed 'Edwd Barker' Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration 3660-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line	Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted	Bridge Festoons Foliage
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	3660-1901

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149394/mug-unknown/

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