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On Display: House - Delaware Room
Mug
1689-1702
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Westerwald; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1993.0121
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Richard D. Messinger in memory of Ruth Hannah Taylor
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Object Number
1993.0121
Object Name
Mug
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Westerwald; Germany; Europe
Date
1689-1702
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior
Inscription: Stamped: "WILHELMVS . III. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRANC. ET. HIB. REX." (William III. by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- William III
- Monarchs and nobility
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Turned
- Thrown
- Mold-applied
- Incised
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.831 (H) x 7.244 (L) x 5.305 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.35 (H) x 18.4 (L) x 13.475 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Norman, A. V. B. 1976 Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Ceramics 1: Pottery, Maiolica, Faience, Stoneware.
• German stoneware drinking pot: pl. C191, pp. 359- 360; similar applied and combed floral decorationBook: Gaimster, David. 1997 German Stoneware 1200-1900: Archaeology and Cultural History.
• Mug and jug with wigged William III portrait medallions: pp. 264- 65, no. 121-122 and col. plate 120, c. 1690 and dated 1687 (pre-coronation as Wm. III).Catalogue: Hinton, Jack. 2012 The Art of German Stoneware from the Charles W. Nichols Collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Westerwald jug with different head portrait of William III: p. 43, pl. 29, spherical jug with relief, manganese and cobalt decoration.Catalogue: Hinton, Jack. 2012 The Art of German Stoneware from the Charles W. Nichols Collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Westerwald flowerpot with somewhat similar portrait of William III: p. 46, pl. 31, 2-handled, uncolored flower pot.Book: 1984 Unearthing New England's Past: The Ceramic Evidence.
• Excavated Westerwald jug with different head portrait of William III: p. 67, no. 181, found at Wilson Farm, Dover Massachusetts.