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Culture:English
Title:mug
Date Made:1810-1840
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: lead glazed, refined earthenware (pearlware) with slip decoration
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire
Measurements:overall: 3 1/2 x 4 x 2 7/8 in.
Accession Number:  HD 81.042
Credit Line:Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt Fund for Curatorial Acquisitions
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
English pearlware, cylindrical mug covered with slip decoration, also known as mocha, banded, or dipped ware. The mug was wheel-thrown and then turned on a lathe. The straight-sided mug has a strap handle with leaf terminals and a molded base. The top has two brown bands surrounding a blue band, and the bottom has two brown bands over the white base. The center is decorated with a wide grey band with six brown circles unevenly spaced around the body. This piece was formerly in the collection of John B. Morris, Jr., given to Deerfield Academy (#671/4), and then purchased from DA in 1981.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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