Mug
ca. 1990 (designed), ca. 1990 (made)
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Earthenware mug of standard mug form, straight-sided with “ear” handle. Glazed and printed in red and black. The word London in black, striped, with the ‘d’ being Big Ben. Under this a block of striped red with “BBC”, “Radio” in red above the word "London", and “1458k Hz/206m 949 MHz STEREO”.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with printed decoration and glazed |
| Brief description | Mug, glazed earthenware with printed decoration, England, ca. 1990. |
| Physical description | Earthenware mug of standard mug form, straight-sided with “ear” handle. Glazed and printed in red and black. The word London in black, striped, with the ‘d’ being Big Ben. Under this a block of striped red with “BBC”, “Radio” in red above the word "London", and “1458k Hz/206m 949 MHz STEREO”. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Oliver Watson |
| Object history | Part of a large collection of mugs acquired in 1991. It aims to illustrate the various uses of the 'Mug as bearer of message' over the past decade. |
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| Accession number | C.170-1991 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2008 |
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