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Mug (Tankard)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Robert Hancock, Francois Boucher, Pierre-Alexandre Aveline
1755-1765
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0013.126
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer
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Object Number
2003.0013.126
Object Name
Mug (Tankard)
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
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Black circular label with "GUARANTEED/ D. M. & P./ MANHEIM/ 46 EAST 57TH STREET/ NEW YORK CITY/ GENUINE"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular label with "102" in blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label with black hand-writing: "LE FEU (FIRE)/ FROM SERIES OF/ FOUR ELEMENT-/ ENGRAVED BY/ AVELINE AFTER/ BOUCHER."
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label with black hand-writing: "LA TERRE/ (EARTH)/ BY HANCOCK"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
- Elements
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Extruded
- Printed
- Thrown
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
4.7 (H) x 5 (L) x 3.7 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12 (H) x 12.7 (L) x 9.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Illustrations of and information on prints: Items 35 and 108Book: Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Illustrations and information for a related tankard: p. 135Book: Dawson, Aileen. 2007 The Art of Worcester Porcelain 1751-1788: Masterpieces from the British Museum Collection.
• Same prints on waisted cylindrical Worcester mug: pp. 140-141, no. 54, c. 1754-6, with incised cross mark.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. 1738-49Article: 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.