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Pint Mug

Dateca. 1790

Decorator William Absolon Jr.

OriginEngland, Norfolk, Yarmouth

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware / china glaze)

DimensionsOH: 5 3/16"; OL: 5 3/8” (including handle); ODiam.: 3 11/16".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Troy D. Chappell Fund

Object number2023-5

DescriptionMug: lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) barrel-shaped pint mug with recessed lathe trimmed foot; extruded plain loop handle applied opposite a central yellow bordered oval reserve painted over the glaze with a rider mounted on a horse between two other horses, all standing on a brown horizon, the lower quarter of the reserve painted green to resemble grass; wispy clouds painted at the top of the reserve; below the clouds and above the horses is “Filley” in fancy script and “Dealer in Horfes”, both inscriptions painted in brown.