Pint Mug with "La Terre" and "Le Feu" patterns after Pillement
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
OriginWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Dateca.1758-1765
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain, brown-black overglaze printed enamel
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 15 x 11 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionWorcester pint mug tankard, bell-shaped, with grooved and ribbed loop handle. The black transfer-prints on this mug represent two of the Four Elements and are taken from engravings by P. Aveline after Francois Boucher. No signed examples by Robert Hancock are known, but the style of these prints suggests his work. The two Elements represented here are 'Le Feu' and La Terre'.
Credit LineGift of Norman B. and Cicely B. Bell
Object numberG98.6.3
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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