Not on display

Mug

1985 (designed), 1985 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bone china mug of standard mug form, with straight-sides and 'ear'-shaped handle. Glazed and printed with drawing in red of things related to the Staffordshire industry; an eighteenth century house, bottle kilns, workmen carrying saggers, baskets, barges etc. In black the words “City Museum and Art Gallery Stoke-on-Trent”.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china with printed decoration and glazed
Brief description
Mug, glazed bone china with printed decoration, manufactured by Hudson & Middleton (Longton) Ltd., England, 1985.
Physical description
Bone china mug of standard mug form, with straight-sides and 'ear'-shaped handle. Glazed and printed with drawing in red of things related to the Staffordshire industry; an eighteenth century house, bottle kilns, workmen carrying saggers, baskets, barges etc. In black the words “City Museum and Art Gallery Stoke-on-Trent”.
Dimensions
  • With handle width: 10cm
  • Height: 8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'City Museum and Art Gallery Stoke-on-Trent' (Printed inscription in black)
  • A crown and 'Royal Kendal Fine Bone China Made in England C H&M (L) Ltd 1985' (Manufacturer's mark in gold)
Credit line
Given by Jennifer Hawkins-Opie
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.
Collection
Accession number
C.173-1991

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Record createdNovember 19, 2008
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