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Mug: C.1228-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Production: James Morley (Probably)

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Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Nottingham ⪼ Nottinghamshire ⪼ England
  • Crich ⪼ Nottinghamshire

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1705 CE

Note

This is one of about fifty known examples of brown salt-glazed stoneware mugs (also known as jugs) with a double-walled body with a carved pattern on the exterior wall. A similar 'Carved Jug' is illustrated on a trade card of James Morley in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Components of the work

Body
Decoration
Neck

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Salt-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1228-1928
Primary reference Number: 71625
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 February 2019 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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