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1771 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug of salt-glazed stoneware coloured brown, and with decoration applied in low relief. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. Decorated with trees, rosettes and horizontal moulded bands. Round the top is incised 'Made at Nottingham ye 17th Day of August, A.D. 1771'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, moulded and incised
Brief description
Mug of salt-glazed stoneware coloured brown, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, probably made at the factory of William Lockett, Nottingham, 1771.
Physical description
Mug of salt-glazed stoneware coloured brown, and with decoration applied in low relief. Cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. Decorated with trees, rosettes and horizontal moulded bands. Round the top is incised 'Made at Nottingham ye 17th Day of August, A.D. 1771'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Made at Nottingham ye 17th Day of August, A.D. 1771' (Incised round the top)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Mug
Probably made by William Lockett, Nottingham, dated 1771
Mark: 'Made at Nottingham ye 17th Day of August A.D. 1771', incised
Salt-glazed stoneware

3688-1901 Given by Edmund Percy to the Jermyn Street Collection
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Edmund Percy, Esq., of Nottingham. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3688-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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