Mug
Dateca. 1740-1760
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumLead glazed earthenware
DimensionsH: 3 7/8"; D (with handle): 3 3/4"; D(without handle): 2 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-370
DescriptionRed bodied mug of inverted bell shape with flattened loop handle. Exterior coated from rim to 3/4" above base with cream colored slip. Four turned lines incised through slip above complicated horizontal band of decoration, three lines below. Complicated decoration composed of alternating vertically oriented foliate and "X" patterns cut through slip to body. Handle unslipped. Overall, but base, coating of pale yellow lead glaze.
ca. 1650
1680-1720
ca. 1650
1750-1800
ca. 1700
ca. 1820
