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White earthenware with blue-tinted lead-glaze, transfer-printed in black. The glaze appears most blue on the base. Cylindrical mug, with recessed base, lacking its handle and a section of the side and a section of the rim missing. The side opposite to the handle there is an oval medallion enclosing a little boy holding his hat up in his left hand and riding astride a dog with the word 'DOCILITY' below. The medallion has a roughly kidney-shaped frame enclosing the inscription 'ALTHO A TRIFLE THIS MAY SEEM IT [gap] A PLEDGE MY ESTEEM'.
History note: Found in London (outside the City boundary) by G.F. Lawrence of Wandsworth, and given by him to Bernard Rackahm (1876-1964)
Bequeathed by Bernard Rackham
Diameter: 6 cm
Height: 8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Rackham, Bernard
19th Century, Early#
Circa
1800
-
1840
Decoration composed of ceramic printing colour ( black)
slightly tinted blue
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Lead-glazing : White earthenware with slightly blue tinted lead-glaze, transfer-printed in black
Accession number: C.4.51-1964
Primary reference Number: 74883
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74883 Accessed: 2024-11-15 13:25:14
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