Mug
ca. 1790 (made)
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Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. On the front is a shield of arms charged with various articles of food and cutlery, with a butcher and a cook as supporters and a serving-maid with Christmas pudding as a crest. Above is a scroll inscribed 'THE GLUTTON'S ARMS' and below on a scroll is the motto 'O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND'.
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 cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, England, ca. 1790. |
| Physical description | Mug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel and cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. On the front is a shield of arms charged with various articles of food and cutlery, with a butcher and a cook as supporters and a serving-maid with Christmas pudding as a crest. Above is a scroll inscribed 'THE GLUTTON'S ARMS' and below on a scroll is the motto 'O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | 'The Roast Beef of Old England' is an English patriotic ballad. It was written by Henry Fielding for his play 'The Grub-Street Opera', which was first performed in 1731. The lyrics were added to over the next twenty years. The song increased in popularity when given a new setting by the composer Richard Leveridge, and it became customary for theatre audiences to sing it before, after, and occasionally during, any new play. The song provided the popular title for a 1748 painting by William Hogarth: O the Roast Beef of Old England (The Gate of Calais). |
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| Other number | Sch. II 396 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:1104-1885 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2009 |
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