Mug
ca. 1765 (made)
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Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel, and barrel-shaped with a spreading base and mouth, outlined in red, and a scroll handle. To the front is a portrait-bust of William Pitt, afterwards first Earl of Chatham, with military and other trophies among rococo scrolls. On a scrolled ribbon are inscribed 'THE RIGHT HON. WILLM. PITT ESQ.'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel, and barrel-shaped with a spreading base and mouth, and a scroll handle, transfer-printed by Sadler and Green, possibly engraved by Thomas Billinge, in Liverpool, made at Josiah Wedgwood's factory, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel, and barrel-shaped with a spreading base and mouth, outlined in red, and a scroll handle. To the front is a portrait-bust of William Pitt, afterwards first Earl of Chatham, with military and other trophies among rococo scrolls. On a scrolled ribbon are inscribed 'THE RIGHT HON. WILLM. PITT ESQ.'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THE RIGHT HON. WILLM. PITT ESQ.' (Inscribed on the ribbon) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Other number | Sch. II 366 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:1100-1885 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2009 |
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