Mug

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Worcester Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)

    Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)

    Francois Boucher (Design source)

    Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (Design source)

  • Place of Origin:

    Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1755-1765

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Extruded, Printed, Thrown, Molded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0723


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0723

Object Name

Mug

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)
1751-1852

Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
1726-10/14/1817

Francois Boucher (Design source)

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (Design source)
1702-1760

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1755-1765

Subjects

Chinoiserie; Elements

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Extruded, Printed, Thrown, Molded

Dimensions (inches)

4.6 (H) , 4.9 (L) , 3.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.7 (H) , 12.5 (L) , 9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
Illustrations of and information on prints: Items 35 and 108
[Book] Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
Worcester tankard with same form and prints: p. 135, no. 4.7, c. 1758 noting Bow example (no. 8.7) and Bristol milk jug (8.32, La Terre, only).
[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.
[Article] Zeller, Loren. Tracing the source of chinoiserie designs on 18th- and 19th-century ceramics. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 33: 113-167.
"La Terre" (Pierre Aveline engraver after Francois Boucher) design source: p. 116, no. 4, c. 1738-49
[Article] Zeller, Loren. Tracing the source of chinoiserie designs on 18th- and 19th-century ceramics. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 33: 113-167.
"La Terre" on Bow and Worcester porcelain and on Swansea (Cambrian) earthenware drinking vessels: p. 117, nos. 5-7, respectively c. 1760-62, c. 1754-56, c. 1795-1800.