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Mug (Tankard)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Robert Hancock
1760-1765
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.0704
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0704
Object Name
Mug (Tankard)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Robert Hancock (Possible engraver)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1765
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Thrown
Dimensions (inches)
4.7 (H) x 4.9 (L) x 3.7 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12 (H) x 12.5 (L) x 9.4 (Diam)
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.
• Published: p. 87, pl. 4.22Article: Chase, Juliet. 1998 Overglaze-Printed Worcester Porcelain at Winterthur. Ars Ceramica. 15
• Published: p. 51Book: Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Discussion of prints: 48, 62, and 75Book: 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.