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V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Artist/Maker	Worcester Porcelain Factory (manufacturer) Hancock, Robert (engraver)
Place of origin	Worcester (made)

Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, and on one side is a head and bust of the Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and below it are a ribbon inscribed 'The KING of PRUSSIA, &c., R Hancock fecit Worcester' and the inscription 'R H Worcester' accompanied by an anchor, and on the reverse side and on the front are the figure of Fame blowing two trumpets and a trophy of arms.

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain
Object type	Mug
Materials and techniques	Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel Porcelain Transfer-Printed
Brief description	Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, and print engraved by Robert Hancock, and made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca 1757-58
Physical description	Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and inverted bell-shaped with a loop handle, and on one side is a head and bust of the Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and below it are a ribbon inscribed 'The KING of PRUSSIA, &c., R Hancock fecit Worcester' and the inscription 'R H Worcester' accompanied by an anchor, and on the reverse side and on the front are the figure of Fame blowing two trumpets and a trophy of arms.
Dimensions	Height: 13.9cm Diameter: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	'The KING of PRUSSIA, &c., R Hancock fecit Worcester' (Below the bust, on the ribbon) 'R H Worcester' and an anchor (Below the bust outside the ribbon, and the anchor is the mark of Richard Holdship)
Credit line	Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history	The king's portrait is from a plate by Robert Hancock after a painting by Antoine Pesne. Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £5 in April 1881
Subjects depicted	Trophies Trumpets Fame Frederick II (King of Prussia)
Other number	Sch. I 622 - Schreiber number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	414:549-1885

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Record created	January 28, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O185255/mug-hancock-robert/

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