Mug
ca. 1758-1760 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel with the Arms of the Honourable Society of Buckinghamshire. Cylindrical in shape with a scrolled loop handle. The arms consist of a shield of rococo form charged with a stag, with a plough as crest, and two huntsmen as supporters. Below in a small medallion is Aesop's fable of the Bundle of Sticks, enclosed by the inscription 'UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY'. The whole composition is supported on a rococo framework with ribbons bearing the words 'WE OBEY' [twice], 'FREEDOM WITH INNOCENCE' and 'INDUSTRY PRODUCETH WEALTH'. On either side are winged figures of Fame and Justice.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel, printed by J. Sadler, Shaw's Brow pottery, Samuel Gilbody's factory, Liverpool, ca. 1758-1760. |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel with the Arms of the Honourable Society of Buckinghamshire. Cylindrical in shape with a scrolled loop handle. The arms consist of a shield of rococo form charged with a stag, with a plough as crest, and two huntsmen as supporters. Below in a small medallion is Aesop's fable of the Bundle of Sticks, enclosed by the inscription 'UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY'. The whole composition is supported on a rococo framework with ribbons bearing the words 'WE OBEY' [twice], 'FREEDOM WITH INNOCENCE' and 'INDUSTRY PRODUCETH WEALTH'. On either side are winged figures of Fame and Justice. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Literary reference | Aesop's Fables |
| Bibliographic reference | Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 7.55 and 14.3 |
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| Accession number | C.658-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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