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Mugs

MakerMade by Staffordshire potteries English, 17th century-present

Datemid 19th century

MediumMechanically-molded buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 2 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/4in. (6.4 x 9.2 x 7cm)

Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour

DescriptionTwo small, round mugs made of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The mugs have a small, pulled handle that was applied by hand (fingerprints are still visible in the earthenware where the handle meets the body of each mug). The mugs are decorated with a small vignette showing two children and an adult playing a game, titled "TRAP BAT & BALL". The adult, with his back to the viewer, holds a short, rectangular bat as a ball flies towards him. The two children are slightly to the left and are wearing short coats. Each mug has wear and small chips to the bottom of the foot.

Object number1945.1.1466.1-.2

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