Mug
ca. 1780 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and in the form of an inverted truncated cone, and on one side is a print of a milkmaid carrying a pail on her head and another maid being helped by a man, and on the other side is a youth and a young woman hurrying along in a landscape with buildings, and holding a hay-rake and pitch-fork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and in the form of an inverted truncated cone, and engraving by Robert Hancock, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and in the form of an inverted truncated cone, and on one side is a print of a milkmaid carrying a pail on her head and another maid being helped by a man, and on the other side is a youth and a young woman hurrying along in a landscape with buildings, and holding a hay-rake and pitch-fork. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The engravings of both subjects were published by Robert Sayer, and they appear in The Artist's Vade Mecum, 3rd edition, published in 1776, on pl. 89 Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Walker, Bath, for 6 shillings in June 1867 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 676 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:568-1885 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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