Object Number 1958.0722

Object Name

Mug

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
1751-1852

Robert Hancock (Engraver)
1726-10/14/1817

Josiah Holdship (Maker)

Richard Holdship (Maker)

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1757-1762

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Exterior- lower left of "Military Trophies"; "RH Worcester" printed in black below an anchor
2. Inscription; Exterior- below portrait; "1757/ KING of PRUSSIA"
3. Inscription; On flags of "Military Trophies"; "Resiberg/Prague/Collin", "Welham./Rossbach./Breslaw", "Neumark./Lissa./Breslaw"

Subjects

King of Prussia; Monarchs and nobility; Government

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Printed, Molded

Dimensions (inches)

4.6 (H) , 4.8 (L) , 3.4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.684 (H) , 12.2 (L) , 8.6 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2005 British Earthenware and Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America, in Gray, Jonathan. 2005. Welsh Ceramics in Context. 2. 71-91.
• Illustration of a related object: p. 87, pl. 4.22
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Related tankard illustrated: pp. 10- 11
[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Illustrations of and information on prints: Items 31 and 56
[Book] Dawson, Aileen. 2007 The Art of Worcester Porcelain 1751-1788: Masterpieces from the British Museum Collection.
• Same prints on baluster mug: pp. 156-7, no. 61, 1757-60 with "RH" (Robert Hancock) monogram and "Worcester" below anchor.
[Book] Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
• Brief biography of Robert Hancock (c. 1729-1816): pp. 164-5, discussing work at Battersea Enamel Factory, Worcester works, Bristol, and Caughley.