Puzzle Mug

ca. 1700-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

High-fired red earthenware puzzle cup covered with a dark olive-brown glaze. In the shape of a small bowl on a pedestal, with a concave lip pierced with a frieze of s-shaped incisions separated by small holes. The lip thickens at the rim, which is a hollow ring pierced in two places and connected with a large hollow loop handle rejoining the ring at the base of the hollow foot. The shiny yellow-brown glaze has been carelessly applied, leaving some parts bare.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with a dark brownish lead glaze
Brief description
Puzzle mug of red earthenware covered with a dark glaze. English, probably made in Nottingham, ca. 1700-1750
Physical description
High-fired red earthenware puzzle cup covered with a dark olive-brown glaze. In the shape of a small bowl on a pedestal, with a concave lip pierced with a frieze of s-shaped incisions separated by small holes. The lip thickens at the rim, which is a hollow ring pierced in two places and connected with a large hollow loop handle rejoining the ring at the base of the hollow foot. The shiny yellow-brown glaze has been carelessly applied, leaving some parts bare.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 9.8cm
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Puzzle-mug
Possibly Made in Nottingham, about 1700-50
Stoneware

C.7-1936 Given by Mr Alfred Meigh
Credit line
Given by Mr Alfred Meigh
Object history
When acquired, was thought to be stoneware.
Bought by the donor in Nottingham.
Collection
Accession number
C.7-1936

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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