Mug
1760-70 (made)
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Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical with loop handle. Transfer-printed in black enamel with a portrait of the Marquis of Granby (1721-1770), between figures of Fame and Mars, from an engraving by Robert Hancock; above the marquis is a cupid with a laurel wreath.
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 with a portrait of the Marquis of Granby, from an engraving by Robert Hancock, Worcester porcelain factory, England, 1760-70 |
| Physical description | Mug of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical with loop handle. Transfer-printed in black enamel with a portrait of the Marquis of Granby (1721-1770), between figures of Fame and Mars, from an engraving by Robert Hancock; above the marquis is a cupid with a laurel wreath. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Bibliographic reference | Manners, Errol. A Documentary ‘Girl-in-a-Swing’ Seal and other considerations on the porcelain of Charles Gouyn’s factory. English Ceramics Circle Transactions, Volume 18, part 3, 2004, pp 398-407. The similar Worcester mug 414:553-1885 is illustrated fig. 15, p. 405. |
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| Accession number | 3220-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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