Pint Mug
Dateca. 1790
Decorator
William Absolon Jr.
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware / china glaze)
DimensionsOH: 5 3/16"; OL: 5 3/8” (including handle); ODiam.: 3 11/16".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Troy D. Chappell Fund
Object number2023-5
DescriptionMug: lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) barrel-shaped pint mug with recessed lathe trimmed foot; extruded plain loop handle applied opposite a central yellow bordered oval reserve painted over the glaze with a rider mounted on a horse between two other horses, all standing on a brown horizon, the lower quarter of the reserve painted green to resemble grass; wispy clouds painted at the top of the reserve; below the clouds and above the horses is “Filley” in fancy script and “Dealer in Horfes”, both inscriptions painted in brown.
1790-1810
1785 (dated)
ca. 1815