Skip to main content

Railway Mug: C.1152-1928

An image of Mug

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Railway Mug

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

Entities

Categories

Description

White lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed underglaze in brown, and painted overglaze in green and yellow enamels. Cylindrical with a slightly projecting incurved base, and ear-shaped reeded strap handle. The exterior is decorated with a railway train travelling to the left through a landscape with hills, trees, a cottage, and a church with a spire. The locomotive, labelled 'DEAKIN', is followed by a small open truck for the coal, two first class closed passenger coaches, and four persons in a barouche on an open truck. On the base, printed in blue, there is a small cinquefoil.

Notes

History note: Mr Hyam 158 Brompton Road SW from whom bought on June 6, 1911 for £5 with four other railway mugs by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, second quarter#
William IV
Victoria I
Circa 1835 CE - 1845 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( green and yellow) ceramic printing colour

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: cinquefoil
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Transfer-printed underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: DEAKIN
  • Location: On locomotive
  • Method of creation: Transfer-printed in brown
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1152-1928
Primary reference Number: 71423
Old object number: 3409
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 23 August 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Railway Mug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71423 Accessed: 2024-12-03 18:32:37

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71423 |title=Railway Mug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-03 18:32:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-71423

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa11/C_1152_1928_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Railway Mug"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Railway Mug</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...