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Mug
Mug, pale cream-coloured earthenware with a soft greenish tinge to the glaze, inset base, cylindrical sides, grooved loop handle; bat-printed in black with to the front of the exterior body a design of masonic symbols surrounded by foliate scrolls and banners and including, among others, a sun and moon, a sundial, three male figures, an arm holding a trowel, a coat of arms with three round towers and a pair of compasses, and a beehive, above the design and on banners forming part of it is printed the inscription "A HEART THAT CONCEALS, AND THE TONGUE THAT NEVER REVEALS / AMOR HONOR ET JUSTICIA / SIT LUX ET LUXFUIT". The body of the mug broken and repaired.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35753
Creation/Production
Wedgwood
Date: 18th century (late)
Acquisition
Gift, 6/4/1917
Given by G. Owen Williams
Measurements
Height
(cm): 12.6
diam
(cm): 8.7
Width
(cm): 12.6
Height
(in): 4
diam
(in): 3
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
extruded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
creamware
glaze
Location
In store
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