Mug
Date1719 dated
OriginEngland, Vauxhall
MediumBrown salt-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOH: 5 15/16"; ODiam: 6 1/2"; OL: 8 9/16" (including handles)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-360
DescriptionMug: cylindrical; front of upper half portion decorated with applied reliefs of 7 trees, 2 rabbits, and 4 rosettes; inscribed below: "Henry Beacon att Cock in Henham 1719"; interior and upper half with brown slip; 2 strap handles, on the same side, each with center incised moldings; rough terminals; slight line molding along top rim; double larger molded ribs at the foot.Inscription(s)"Henry Beacon att Cock in Henham 1719"ProvenanceEx coll: John Drinkwater, #963; Frederick Horace Garner, #1030, sold at auction in 1965. Published: Sotheby & Co., CATALOGUE OF THE WELL-KNOWN COLLECTION OF ENGLISH DELFTWARE..., June 1, 1965, London: Sotheby & Co., 1965, lot 19, p. 7.
Ca. 1770
ca. 1775
