Mug, "Parrot and Fruit" pattern

Date1770-1785

Artist/Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

Artist/Maker Robert Hancock 1731-1817

OriginEngland, Worcester

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsOH: 4 1/2" DIAM: 3 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1936-481

DescriptionCylindrical mug with loop handle and sunken-base foot ring; decorated with transfer print of the "Parrot and fruit" pattern (second version) in underglaze blue: parrot perched on branch of tree, head lowered toward display of grapes, pears, apples, and a mellon, a sprig of currrants, a beetle and a butterfly fill the exterior surface.Mark(s)Underglaze blue pseudo-Chinese mark within foot ring