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Mug
1755-1765
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0047.010
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Object Number
2003.0047.010
Object Name
Mug
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1755-1765
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Off-white, circular paper label with black borders and "<typed>·RAFI Y. MOTTAHEDEH· / <handwritten> 955 / <typed>COLLECTION" in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection / <handwritten>5166 27C[?]" in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>·MOTTAHEDEH COLLECTION· / <handwritten> 347/2 / <typed>SOTHEBY'S" in white print and black ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, opposite handle
Inscription: Transfer-printed in black, Roman letters "INDUSTRY PRODUCETH WEALTH"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, opposite handle
Inscription: Transfer-printed in black, Roman letters "FREEDOM/ WITH INNOCENCE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, opposite handle
Inscription: Transfer-printed in black, Roman letters "UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, opposite handle (twice)
Inscription: Transfer-printed in black, Roman letters "WE OBEY"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- Society of Bucks
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
4.931 (H) x 4.886 (L) x 3.366 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.525 (H) x 12.41 (L) x 8.55 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is the diameter plus the handle