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1958-614, Mug
Mug
1958-614, Mug

Mug

Dateca. 1770
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (cream-colored earthenware / creamware)
DimensionsOH: 5 1/8"; OL: 4 7/8" (including handle); OD: 3 5/8" (body at widest point).
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1958-614
DescriptionMug: spreading foot supports baluster shaped body with beading at rim and top and bottom of the foot; entertwined strap handle with applied floral terminals. Painted with a chinoiserie scene in red and the name "Hannah Gawley" in black. Handle terminals painted blue, yellow, and green.
InscribedThe name "Hannah Gawley" painted in black at the upper waist of the body of the mug, opposite the handle.
Provenance1958, Archibald Allbrook [London, England]