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Mug

Dateca. 1750

OriginEngland, Staffordshire

MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOH: 3 3/4"; OL: 4 1/4" (including handle); OD: 3" (body)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2024-378

DescriptionMug or Tankard: slip-cast cylindrical half-pint mug with molded ear-shaped handle applied opposite three-quarter portrait of George II within an oval reserve with a crown above flanked by two flying angels or cherubs; below the portrait within a rectangular reserve is “GOD · SAVE · THE · KING · / · AND · MY · MASTER ·”. The sides molded with various armorial roundels, the two largest for the Leveson-Gower and Vane/Fane families respectively, surrounded by other roundels to include exotic animals and birds.
InscribedBelow the portrait of George II and within a rectangular reserve that is part of the slip-cast molding is “GOD · SAVE · THE · KING · / · AND · MY · MASTER ·”