Mug
Worcester, England
1760-1770
Maker
Royal Worcester (established 1751)
Engraved by Robert Hancock (1730-1817)
Measurements
4-3/4 in x 4-7/8 in x 3-1/2 in (dia)
Materials
Transfer-printed soft-paste porcelain
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Sheila Ross
Accession Number
2012.148
Inscription
“Worcester Transfer / Mug – rare fishing design / circa 1790” is written on ink on a paper label attached to the bottom.
Condition Notes
The mug exhibits no wear or damage.
Comments
The slightly tapered cylindrical mug with a simple handle is made of white porcelain, decorated with two transfer-printed scenes in black, one on each side. One shows two ladies and a gentleman fishing. The image placed three figures from English print engraver William Woollet's (1735-1785) "A View of the Canal and of the Gothick Tower in the Garden of His Grace the Duke of Argyl at Whitton," 1757, against a different background.
The other side of the mug pictures three ladies greeting a woman and two children and a dog. A gentleman hides in trees behind the ladies spying on them. This latter image was adapted from “The Fortune Teller,” a painting of c. 1710 by French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721).