Mug (Toby mug)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    John Bell Sr.

  • Place of Origin:

    Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, Shenandoah Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1850-1860

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (redware); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Press-molded, Sponged

  • Museum Object Number:

    2013.0031.187


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2013.0031.187

Object Name

Mug (Toby mug)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

John Bell Sr.
1800-1880

Place of Origin

Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, Shenandoah Valley, United States, North America

Date

1850-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed “JOHN BELL [twice]” and “WAYNESBORO” and is incised, in nearly illegible script (perhaps “Jno” ?).

Materials

Earthenware (redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Press-molded, Sponged

Dimensions (inches)

3.8 (H) , 4.9 (L) , 3.9 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.7 (H) , 12.4 (L) , 9.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Manger, George & Manger, Connie. 2003 Pottery from the Shenandoah and Cumberland Valleys.
"Rockingham glazed" prototype for this type of John Bell mug: p. 106, tortoiseshell shaving mug stamped "E&W BENNETT CANTON AVE BALTIMORE, MD"