'Big Top' mug
Mug
ca.1990 (made)
ca.1990 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
'Big Top' bone china standard 'Lancaster' mug, made by Roy Kirkham & Co. Ltd. of Tunstall, Staffordshire, decorated with images of clowns, ca.1990.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'Big Top' mug (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china with printed decoration, glazed |
| Brief description | 'Big Top' bone china standard 'Lancaster' mug, made by Roy Kirkham & Co. Ltd. of Tunstall, Staffordshire, decorated with images of clowns, ca.1990 |
| Physical description | White bone china mug decorated with lithographic underglaze images of clowns. On the base is the head of a traditional Auguste clown, with typical bald head and tufts of red hair at the sides, and trademark red nose and lips surrounded by white make-up, delineated in black. On the back of the mug there is a similar image. The main image on the front is a seated clown juggling red, yellow, blue and violet balls. This is more a fantasy clown, with a blue and white face, bright red lips, red nose and red hair, wearing a baggy white suit decorated with red, blue and yellow diamond shapes, and a large double ruff in two layers, red over yellow. This shape of mug is known by the manufacturers as a standerd 'Lancaster' mug. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Big Top AN EXCLUSIVE DESIGN ROY KIRKHAM FINE BONE CHINA ENGLAND PAT 000614' (Makers' mark on base of mug, below an image of a clown's face.) |
| Credit line | Given by David Fitzroy |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | 'Big Top' bone china standard 'Lancaster' mug, made by Roy Kirkham & Co. Ltd. of Tunstall, Staffordshire, decorated with images of clowns, ca.1990. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.117-2002 |
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| Record created | May 10, 2002 |
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