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Mug
Alloa Pottery
1810-1860
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Alloa Pottery (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Near Stirling; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1974.0176
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Object Number
1974.0176
Object Name
Mug
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Alloa Pottery (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Near Stirling; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1810-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed seven-petaled flower
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Grapevine
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Extruded
- Sprig-molded
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
3.219 (H) x 3.346 (L) x 2.638 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.175 (H) x 8.5 (L) x 6.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• Larger salt-glazed brown stoneware jug with grapevines, possibly by same maker: p. 208, pl. 576, mid 1800s, attributed to Alloa Pottery near Stirling, Scotland. Incised oval mark with "GB".Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Jug sharing many vine and handle similarities, with "M" and "...PRES.../ALLOA" mark, also noting a similar unmarked example. Alloa Pottery, Scotland.