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Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain mug, transfer-printed onglaze in black.
Soft-paste porcelain mug, transfer-printed onglaze in black. Slightly waisted cylindrical body with reeded loop handle. Decorated on one side with 'The King of Prussia, No. 2', dated '1757' and inscribed 'KING OF PRUSSIA'; on the front with a military trophy, the flags of which are inscribed with the names of Frederick's victories,. 'Reisberg./Prague./Collin.', 'Welham./Rosbach./Breslan', and 'Neumark./Lifsa./Breslaw.'. with below at the left an anchor, 'RH' in monogram and 'Worcester'; and on the other side with 'Fame No. 1', an angel blowing two trumpets and flying towards the trophy.
History note: Unknown before testator, the Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards
Bequeathed by the Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards
Height: 8.4 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-04-05) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev
Mid-18th Century
George II
Production date:
circa
AD 1757
Decoration composed of black printing colour
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.86-1933
Primary reference Number: 34153
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 (2022) "Mug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/34153 Accessed: 2022-11-30 14:41:42
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