Mug
Date1755-1760
Maker
Delamain's Factory
(1752-1770s)
OriginIreland, Dublin
MediumEarthenware, tin-glazed (delft)
DimensionsOH: 3 3/4"; Diameter: 4 7/16" (with handle)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-255
DescriptionBaluster-bodied mug with silver-form scroll handle and spreading foot. White tin glaze decorated in blue with the arms of Lamb impaling Eyles of Coleshill of County Fermanagh, Ireland.Label TextThis baluster-form delft mug is ornamented with arms that have been interpreted as those of Lamb impaling Eyles of Coleshill, County Fermanagh, Ireland. The family identification, in turn, suggests a Dublin attribution.
InscribedArms of Lamb impaling Eyles of Coleshill
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London
1645
1694 (dated)
1731 (dated)
1650-1690
ca. 1700
1674 (dated)
ca. 1760
1748 (dated)
1689-1694
ca. 1670
1826-1827