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Mug
Mug, pale cream coloured creamware, moulded in the form of a hollow head and shoulder bust of a male figure with the shoulders forming the foot of the mug and the head forming the main body, to the front of the mug a face with eyes, nose, mouth and rolls of hair over the ears, the hair ends in a pigtail below the handle, cylindrical lip-rim with the inscription "SUCCESS TO LORD RODNEY" embossed around it, high loop handle with foliate moulding along its length; decorated with stained glazes, the shoulders painted black, the hair painted brown, splashes of a pale brown colour to the face, the exterior lip-rim and the handle painted green.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34737
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1782 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1904
Given by Robert Drane
Measurements
Height
(cm): 12.9
diam
(cm): 7.7
Width
(cm): 12.3
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 3
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
creamware
glaze
Location
In store
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